CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

ANNVILLE, Pa. (Men’s Volleyball) – The 2018 Inaugural Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men’s Volleyball Championship Match is set. The top-seeded Stevenson Mustangs will host the third-seeded Arcadia Knights on Saturday, April 14 in Owings Mills at 2 p.m.
 
The winner will earn the inaugural MAC title and the conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship.
 
Ticket prices and merchandise information can be found on the championship central page.

The Mustangs defeated fourth-seeded Alvernia in straight sets, 25-12, 25-21, 25-23, to advance. Jason Garnder led the match with 10 kills and added eight digs. Logan Smiley and Nate Reynolds each added seven kills for Stevenson in the win, and Reynolds had a match-high five blocks. Derek Tangorra had a match-high 14 digs for the Mustangs.
 
The Knights defeated second-seeded Messiah, 3-1, in the semifinal round to advance. Messiah took the first set by a score of 25-23, but it was Arcadia who won the next three sets, 25-23, 25-21, 25-16. The Knights’ Jason Manley finished with match-high 20 kills while hitting .425. Austin Braas added 10 kills and a match-high six blocks in the win. Anthony Devantier recorded a match-high 43 assists for Arcadia.
 
No. 3 Arcadia (17-12, 9-3 MAC) at No. 1 Stevenson (20-8, 12-0 MAC), 2 p.m.
The Mustangs swept the regular-season series against the Knights. The first meeting was on March 4 in Glenside where Stevenson came away with a sweep and scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-17. On April 8 in Owings Mills, Arcadia won the first set before the Mustangs took three-straight to win 24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 25-17.