Box Score by Kevin Buczek
WILSON, N.C.-Barton College will make a short commute over to University of Mount Olive to play a neutral site match against Ivy League institution Princeton University on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Barton sports information will provide Live Stats for the match in Kornegay Arena.
Barton men's volleyball fans can follow the Bulldogs throughout the season on www.BartonBulldogs.com and via social media including Twitter and Facebook.
Barton College Men's Volleyball
The Bulldogs ended a four-match losing streak in its last contest by defeating host Bearcats, 3-0, in BC's final match of the McKendree Crossover on Saturday, March 15. Barton is 7-13 overall.
Junior outside hitter Zach McCalla leads the Bulldogs offense with 3.53 kills per set and a .167 hitting percentage. McCalla is followed by the freshman duo of Jonathan Novoa-Miralles (2.38 kills/set) and Chad Stanback Jr. (2.37).
Barton has its best national rankings on the defensive end at No. 17 in NCAA Division I-II in blocks per set (2.31) and No. 21 in digs per set (8.94).
Junior libero Michael McMahon highlights the Bulldogs back row with 3.32 digs per set, which remains the most in the nation. Classmates Ladislav Lelkes and Tanner Medina pace Barton's blockers with 0.96 and 0.86 blocks per set, respectively. Medina has not played in Barton's last three matches and is expected to miss more time due to injury.
Freshman setter Federico Pagliara averages 8.74 assists per game and 1.67 digs per set.
Barton men's volleyball will be playing Princeton for the first time in program history (third year).
Princeton University Men's Volleyball
The Tigers are on a three-match spring break trip to North Carolina and opened up the southern swing with a 3-1 at Pfeiffer University on Monday. Princeton, winners of three consecutive matches, is 10-7 overall and will play host Mount Olive after battling the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Junior outside hitter Cody Kessel – a Third Team All-American in 2013 – leads the Tigers with 3.41 kills per set. Kessel also chips in 1.16 digs per set, 0.71 blocks per set and a .294 hitting percentage.
Senior Pat Schwagler joined Kessel as an Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) All-Conference First Team selection last season and boasts 3.00 kills per set, 1.66 digs per set, 0.76 blocks per set and a team-best 0.34 aces per set. However, Schwagler has also missed Princeton's last three matches.
Sophomore Devin Stearns provides the Tigers with a third strong attacker averaging 3.00 kills on a team-best .305 hitting percentage.
Other statistical leaders for Princeton includes freshman Junior Oboh with 1.14 blocks per set; freshman Chris Kennedy with 10.00 assists per set and junior Tony Ensbury with 2.31 digs per set.
