Harrogate, TN - The Lincoln Memorial men's volleyball team will finish out the regular season this weekend as they host a pair of games: King on Friday, April 11th at 6 pm and Catawba on Saturday, April 12th at 2 pm. Saturday's match against Catawba will also be Senior Day for LMU men's volleyball.

The Railsplitters are coming off of a 3-0 sweep against Lees-McRae. Matthew Gentry and Eliel Salva Torres both recorded team-high 8 kills, with Gentry posting a 0.600 attack percentage and Salva Torres a 0.800 attack percentage with 0 errors. John Luers led the team in assists with 35, and Gentry and Axel van Baars were the team-leaders in service aces with 2 each. Defensively, Gentry led in blocks with 4 total blocks, accounting for 2 solo blocks and 4 block assists. Van Baars tallied team-high 4 digs. 

Currently, Gentry is leading the team in kills on the season with 181 kills for an average of 2.59 kills per set, while also holding the highest attack percentage on the team with a 0.567 attack percentage. Luers is the team-leader in assists as he is averaging double-digits with 10.29 assists per set with a total of 720 on the season. Gentry also holds the lead in service aces with 37 service aces on the season. Defensively, Luers is leading the team in digs per set with 144 digs for an average of 2.06 digs per set. Gentry is the team leader in all block categories: total blocks with 78, solo blocks with 21, and block assists with 57. 

In the IVA, Gentry is 3rd in service aces per set with 0.529, 2nd in blocks per set with 1.114, 1st in attack percentage with 0.567, 15th in kills per set with 2.59, and 7th in points per set with 3.82. Luers is first in assists per set with 10.29 and 7th in digs per set with 2.06. Eliel Salva Torres is 15th in service aces per set with 0.288, 4th in blocks per set with 0.955, and 2nd in attack percentage with 0.493. Colebaugh is 10th in digs per set with 1.79. 

Nationally, Gentry is 7th in service aces per set, 11th in blocks per set and 1st in attack percentage. Luers is 8th in the nation in assists per set and 27th in digs per set. 

As a team, Lincoln Memorial is 4th in the IVA (18th nationally) in service aces per set with 1.59, 4th (25th nationally) in assists per set with 11.17, 2nd (7th nationally) in blocks per set with 2.443, 2nd (12th nationally) in digs per set with 9.40, 1st (12th nationally) in attack percentage with 0.316, 3rd (23rd nationally) in kills per set with 12.17, 1st (2nd nationally) in match win-loss percentage with 0.950, and 1st (1st nationally) in opponent attack percentage with 0.162. 

In the most recent AVCA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Poll, the Railspitters were ranked #16, tied for the highest ranking all season. LMU is currently 9th in the KPI rankings, and 1st in the IVA rankings. 

LMU vs King:
Lincoln Memorial will face the King Tornado on Friday, April 11th at 6 pm in Mary Mars Gymnasium. 

Friday's match will be the 16th meeting between the two teams, with LMU winning the series 10-5. Lincoln Memorial has won the last 10 matches, with the most recent win being earlier this season in March od 2025, where the Railsplitters defeated the Tornado in a 3-0 sweep. LMU has won by a 3-0 sweep the last 4 matches. 

King is coming off of a 0-3 loss against North Greenville. 

The Tornado are in the Conference Carolinas and have an overall record of 3-21 and a conference record of 3-10. Barton is currently sitting in 6th in the CC standings. 

Links to live stats and live stream for LMU vs King can be found below:

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LMU vs King:
Lincoln Memorial will face the Catawba Indians on Saturday, April 12th at 2 pm in Mary Mars Gymnasium. 

Saturday's game is also Senior Day, where 5 seniors will be honored for their contributions to the Railsplitter men's volleyball program: Tate Colebaugh, Luigi Pacini, Asa Labreche, John Luers, and Ethan Morgan. 

This match will be the first time in series history that the two teams will be facing each other. 

Catawba is coming off of a 3-1 loss against Tusculum. 

The Indians are in the IVA and have an overall record of 12-10. Catawba is currently sitting in 4th in the IVA standings. 

The senior day festivities will occur before match start. 

Links to live stats and live stream for LMU vs Catawba can be found below:

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