Buffalo, N.Y. - Playing the first of back-to-back matches in Western New York to open their East Coast Conference schedule, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to D'Youville University on Saturday afternoon at the Saints Center.

STAC falls to 4-7 overall and 0-1 in ECC play, while D'Youville moves to 4-9 and 1-0.

Set Results

Set 1: DYU 25/STAC 10

Set 2: DYU 25/STAC 14

Set 3: DYU 25/STAC 10

How it Happened

• As a team, D'Youville recorded 37 kills compared to STAC's 18. The Saints also had 4 blocks and 36 assists, while the Spartans tallied no blocks and 18 assists.
• D'Youville outhit STAC by a .440 to -.044 margin for the match.
• Evie Paalman (Laren Gelderland, Netherlands) paced the Spartans offense with a team-high five kills on Saturday. She also registered one assist, one service ace and five digs.
• Anna Gazzerro (Padova, Italy) tallied 10 serve assists (3.33 assists/set). Gazzerro also accumulated three service aces and four digs for the maroon and gold.
• Lea Venghaus (Muenster, Germany) picked up one kill, six assists and two digs.
• Greta Santini (Reggio Emilia, Italy) tallied four kills, a service ace and seven digs on the afternoon.
• Isis Barrett (Nyack, N.Y.) put together a two kill, one service ace and one dig effort.

Up Next

STAC will have a quick turnaround, facing another tough Western New York ECC opponent in Daemen University on Sunday, September 29. The Spartans and Wildcats will square off at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, New York, beginning at 12:00 p.m.