DES MOINES, Iowa. – Getting the help they needed to keep championship aspirations alive, the Campbellsville University men's volleyball team is now officially in "win or go home" mode as they prepare to face Vanguard University in the final match of Pool C at the NAIA Tournament.
 
The Tigers and Lions will get Thursday's action started at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa with first serve scheduled for 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. A win for the Tigers would create a three-way tie at 1-1 in Pool C, thus creating a tiebreaker scenario to be played out on Friday prior to the start of the semifinals.
 
The NAIA will provide video and stats coverage of the tournament as the video streaming will flow through Stretch Internet at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/naia/  for a viewing fee and the live stats can be found at http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Tournament/TournamentPage.aspx?association=10&sg=MVB&tour=3462  for all matches of the tournament.
 
Tickets are also available through host Grand View University's Ticket portal at https://www.gvvikings.com/grand-view-athletics-ticketing.
 
TIGER NOTES

• Campbellsville dropped their opening pool play match to Indiana Tech in four sets by set scores of 25-27, 25-22, 26-24, and 25-23 to put the Tigers in this must-win situation.
• The Tigers were led offensively outside hitters Ho Yin Leung and Rafael Cruz as they combined for 22 of the team's 47 kills in the match.
• CU as a whole struggled on the efficiency side, only hitting for a team hitting percentage of .108 in the match as the Warriors used a strong back row defense and blocking game to limit the Tiger attack.
• On the Campbellsville back row, libero Jay Montalvo put up a valient effort leading all players in the match, and still currently leading all players in the tournament with 20 total digs in the match.

 
SCOUTING VANGUARD

• The Lions earned a 3-0 sweep over Indiana Tech on Wednesday morning as they earned set wins by scores of 25-12, 25-19, and 25-20 to control their own destiny in Pool C.
• Kyle Anema and Matthew Roussin led the way for VU with 13 kills apiece as that tandem also led the Lions in kills through the season as Anema had 221 and Roussin had 157 on the year.
• Vanguard went 9-3 in the regular season with seven of their matches coming against Hope International University with a limited playing field out of California and in the Golden State Athletic Conference.
• VU did win the GSAC Championship with a 3-1 win over Ottawa University Arizona by a final of 3-1 on Mar. 27.

 
LOOKING AHEAD

• A win will keep the Tigers alive in tiebreakers for Friday but a loss will give CU an exit from the tournament after pool play.