BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Matteo Miselli registered 20 kills and Matthew Staskunas added 14, but Belmont Abbey dropped a tough 3-2 (23-25, 33-31, 25-17, 18-25, 15-11) decision at King in Conference Carolinas men's volleyball action Tuesday night.

With the results, the Crusaders fall to 8-12 overall and 4-4 in league play, while the Tornado improve to 10-11, 5-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Miselli hit .283 in 46 attempts, while Staskunas connected at a .200 pace.
• Ethan Rehmann tallied seven kills and only one error in 16 tries for a .375 percentage.
• Matthew Maxwell dished out 45 assists and had a pair of kills. He also had one of the Crusaders' two aces and added eight digs.
• Daniel Cerqua led the defensive effort with 13 digs, the fifth time this season he has topped double figures.
• Staskunas also reached double figures in digs with 11 for his second double-double of the year.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey returns home for its next two matches, Thursday and Saturday of this week.
• The Crusaders host Fairleigh Dickinson at 7 p.m. in the Wheeler Center.
• The Knights captured a 3-1 victory in the teams' first meeting back in January.