The SIAC added volleyball this season. Morehouse, Fort Valley State, Benedict and Kentucky State also competed.
In the final match, Yaron Afek led Central State with 20 kills. Marcus Franck had 48 assists. Victor Scherer had 15 digs. Antonio Barraza had six blocks.
Central State was the No. 1 seed and also beat No. 2 seed Edward Waters in five sets Wednesday (25-18, 19-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11). Edward Waters would had to beat Central State twice Thursday to win the championship in the double-elimination tournament.
Central State beat No. 4 seed Benedict 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-16, 27-25) in the first round Tuesday.
Central State (14-13 overall) also won the regular-season title with a 9-1 record. Franck was named the SIAC Setter of the Year. Scherer won the Libero of the Year award. Franck, Scherer, Cameron Lee and D’Aaron McCraney earned all-conference first team honors. Antonio Barraza was named to the second team.
That's it @GO_MARAUDERS win the final set 14-11 and take the match 3-2 and are the first ever @TheSIAC men's volleyball champions! pic.twitter.com/4XnYU2JGIp
— Chaunte'l Powell (@chauntelpowell) April 21, 2022
"There are no losers in this tournament. Every single one of these young men made history this week." - @TheSIAC Commissioner Gregory Moore. Congratulations to all who competed in the first ever championship tournament. @HBCUGameday pic.twitter.com/9zWx3HWmPT
— Chaunte'l Powell (@chauntelpowell) April 21, 2022
Congrats to Coach Ray Lewis and Central State for winning the first SIAC MVB Championship. @go_marauders beat Edward Waters 3-2 today to earn the title following @TheSIAC’s historical inaugural season.
— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) April 21, 2022
Washington Post article on the SIAC adding the sport: https://t.co/H0B2DRWSoZ pic.twitter.com/SmVDB6cAuT
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