Charleston, W.Va.— The University of Charleston men's volleyball team secured a second straight sweep over North Greenville, defeating the Trailblazers 3-0 Tuesday evening inside the Wehrle Innovation Center.

The Basics:
Location: Charleston, W.Va. (Wehrle Innovation Center)
Score: Charleston 3, North Greenville 0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-21)
Records: Charleston (11-8, 3-3 EIVA), North Greenville (7-7, 4-3 Conference Carolinas)

How It Happened:
Charleston jumped out early in the opening set, building a 10-6 advantage behind strong attacking from Tymoteusz Zadeberny. The Golden Eagles extended their lead with a three-point run highlighted by two service aces from Joonatan Salpakari, eventually pushing the margin to 19-11. North Greenville responded with a four-point run fueled by Charleston errors to cut the deficit to 20-15 and later trimmed the lead to 23-21 after another late surge. Zadeberny delivered a clutch kill before Samuel Alo sealed the set with a service ace to give UC a 25-21 win.

Set two flipped the script early as North Greenville controlled the pace, taking a 10-6 lead and stretching it to 14-7. Following a timeout from head coach Robert Pool, Charleston began to regain momentum with key kills. The Trailblazers still held a 24-21 set point advantage before the Golden Eagles mounted a dramatic comeback. A North Greenville service error made it 24-22, and Conrad Spidso took over from the service line, recording three consecutive aces. Combined with a Trailblazer attack error, Charleston completed the comeback to steal the set 26-24 and take full control of the match.

In the third set, Charleston returned to form with an early 10-6 lead. North Greenville answered with a five-point run to close within one at 13-12, but the Golden Eagles responded immediately with a five-point run of their own, fueled in part by kills from Dimitris Manikas. Charleston extended its lead to 20-15 and maintained control down the stretch. With the Golden Eagles leading 24-21, Manikas delivered the final kill to secure the 25-21 set win and complete the sweep.

Offensively:
Zadeberny led the Golden Eagles with 11 kills, while Spidso added 8 kills and 3 service aces in a key second-set performance.

Defensively:
Charleston totaled 40 digs and 9 blocks, with Zadeberny contributing 8 digs to lead the defensive effort.

Up Next:
Charleston travels to face Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. inside Mary Mars Gym on March 20 at 6:00 p.m.