Men's Volleyball 4-26-2021

Men's Volleyball CU Athletics

Jay Montalvo earns second NAIA Men's Volleyball All-American honor

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For the second time in as many seasons while playing for the Campbellsville University men's volleyball team, libero Jay Montalvo earned NAIA All-American honors, officials announced on Monday afternoon.
 
Montalvo was also named the MSC Libero of the Year this season and earned Libero and Player of the Year during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. 
 
Montalvo finished with a team-high 340 digs and added 95 assists with the setter out during the 2021 season. Montalvo played in 30 matches and 106 sets on the season, primarily serving as the team's libero but also spending some limited time as a setter or outside hitter on occasion.
 
In service reception, an important part of the game for taking advantage of a team's most aggressive offensive opportunity, Montalvo only made 22 reception errors in 502 attempts for a reception percentage of .956. While serving, Montalvo finished the regular season with 26 aces and 72 errors for a .793 serving percentage.
 
His 340 digs finished the year ranked No. 3 in the NAIA and his 3.21 digs/set finished No. 11. 
 
The All-American honor for Campbellsville is the fourth total in the last two seasons since the NAIA has adopted men's volleyball as a championship sport. 
 
The Tigers finished the year with a 26-5 record after reaching the NAIA Tournament but dropped both pool play games against Indiana Tech and Vanguard. CU did win the MSC regular season with a 14-1 record and also won the conference tournament. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jay Montalvo

#3 Jay Montalvo

L/OH/S
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
West Port High School/Warner University

Players Mentioned

Jay Montalvo

#3 Jay Montalvo

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
West Port High School/Warner University
L/OH/S