Coker Men’s Volleyball Set to Clash with King

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Photo by Stan Barnhill

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College men's volleyball team will wrap-up its five-match homestand on Wednesday (Mar. 11) with a matchup against the King University Tornado. First serve is set for noon with live stats and broadcast available at www.cokercobras.com.

The Navy and Yellow are coming off an outstanding 3-1 showing at the Coker Invitational, scoring wins over Holy Names, Marymount (Va.) and Emmanuel (Ga.).

Artur Cabral will look to continue his statistically-dominant year, as he leads the Cobras with 212 kills. He also averages an NCAA-leading .69 aces per set, while his 3.66 kills per set ranks 13th in the nation. Luke Hansen has compiled 137 kills to help lead the Cobra attack. Aleksa Bijelic has dished out 403 assists this year and hands out 8.06 assists per set, which ranks 31st in the nation.

King University comes to Hartsville with a 7-6 overall record and are led by Eddie Moushikhian's 175 kills.

First serve is set for high noon with the doors of the DeLoach Center opening at 11 a.m.

Story by Aaron Beebe '15 sports information intern