CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Royals featured three First Team All-Conference players, John Montalvo- Camacho, Neil Werzer and Jordan Barreto . They also added Alexander Lazo to Second Team All-Conference. Head coach Eric Snyder, won the SAC Coach of the Year. John Montalvo- Camacho was named Libero of the year. Neil Werzer was announced as the Setter and Freshman of the Year.

The Warner University Royals men's volleyball team finished out the 2018 season with a 17-3 overall record which is the best in Warner men's volleyball history. The Royals swept their way through the Southeast Athletic Conference with a perfect 12-0 record. They received a first round bye in the SAC tournament and the #1 seed, where they defeated the #4 seed Campbellsville University. The outstanding record breaking season came to a halt when the #1 Royals took on the #2 St. Andrews Knights in the finals. The Knights swept the Royals 27-29, 14-25, 22-25 to win the tournament championship and advance to the final eight of the NAIA National Championship Invitational.

Royals head coach Eric Snyder had this to say about the season, "Success can be defined in many ways and I truly believe we had a successful season.  We hit some bumps in the road with multiple injuries to key players late in the season and other challenges heading into the conference tournament.  However, they pulled through and went undefeated in conference play winning the regular season title.  I was very proud of the Energy, Effort and Enthusiasm we showed down the stretch.  It was truly remarkable to watch this very young team develop and grow into a winning program after losing every single starter from the 2017 squad."

As a team, the Royals had three top-10 rankings in the country for the NAIA. They ranked #3 in service aces per game with 1.930. #8 in total service aces with 135 on the season. They rounded it out with a #9 ranking in hitting percentage with .259%.

Four players finished out the year with top-10 rankings in the country for the NAIA. John Montalvo- Camacho finished at #2 overall in the country with 3.570 digs per game. Florian Sievers ranks #3 in aces per game with 0.580. Andrew Holman hangs a #6 in the country rankings with an outstanding hitting percentage of .395%. Manuel Panchame has a #8 ranking in the country for service aces per game with .430%.

The Royals are one of many teams to now be joining the Mid-South Conference in 2019. "We are also excited to be joining the Mid-South Conference, which has expended to 10 teams and men's volleyball moving forward toward a NAIA Championship Sport in 2019," said coach Snyder. It is a big move for the sport and the NAIA adding on another nationally recognized championship sport.

Coach Snyder just finished his first year with the program and has already made history. If that wasn't enough, he now adds the Southeast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year to his name. "God continues to bless our program on a daily basis and we will look forward to getting ready for another great...and, God willing, longer season next year.  GO ROYALS!" exclaimed coach Snyder. Along with that, the Royals finished with the Libero of the Year, John Montalvo- Camacho and the Setter of the Year with the Freshman of the Year, Neil Werzer.

Thank you Royals men's volleyball for a fantastic 2018 season! We look forward to next year and watch out Mid-South, Royals on the move!