BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Matteo Miselli and Andrew Kohut each topped 20 kills and Brennan Davis dished out 57 assists, leading No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey to a 3-1 (25-22, 27-25, 23-25, 25-22) upset of top-seeded Mount Olive to win the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Championship.

With their first conference title in the history of the program, the Crusaders will make their first NCAA Tournament appearance next month in Columbus, Ohio.

Belmont Abbey is now 15-7 overall, while Mount Olive finishes the year 13-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kohut hit .351 with 21 kills against eight errors in 37 chances. He secured the championship kill moments after just missing an attempt.
• Miselli had 20 kills and a .325 hitting percentage. He had just seven errors in 40 attempts, while adding five digs.
• Davis added an aces, six digs and two block assists.
• Daniel Cerqua led the defensive effort with 14 digs.
• Riley Mulkey and Brian Long each had seven kills with only one combined error.
• Belmont Abbey hit .333 as a team, including .417 in the first set.
• The victory avenged a pair of regular-season losses to the Trojans.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey will play in the NCAA Tournament May 3-8 in Columbus, Ohio.
• The field of seven teams will be announced next Sunday. An opening match will be played on May 3 with the winner advancing to join three other teams for another set of opening round matches on May 4. The semifinals with the top two seeds will take place May 6.