WILSON, N.C. – The Barton men's volleyball team (10-8, 5-4) rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat North Greenville (8-8, 6-3), 3-2, in a key Conference Carolinas match Friday night at Wilson Gymnasium.
The Bulldogs won over the Crusaders by scores of 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 25-16 and 15-11 and have already doubled their number of victories over last season.
Barton senior outside hitter
Brandon Johnston (Hawkes Bay, NEW ZEALAND) finished with a team-high 19 kills while junior outside hitter
Jack Sandahl (Gloucester, Va.) added 16 kills as the Bulldogs avenged an earlier three-set loss to the Crusaders on the road in early February.
Barton junior setter
Seth Deppe (Mukwonago, Wisc.) added 47 assists as the Bulldogs hit .310 for the match and totaled 11 blocks in the triumph.
For North Greenville, Diego Rosich (Cupey, PUERTO RICO) led the way with a match-high 21 kills and Logan Taylor (West Palm Beach, Fla.) dished out 65 assists and tallied 11 digs for a double-double but it wasn't enough.
In the next round of Conference Carolinas matches on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., Barton hosts Belmont Abbey while North Greenville faces Mount Olive in Mount Olive, N.C.
