Blauvelt, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team traveled across town to visit their Rockland County rivals Dominican University in a Friday night East Coast Conference match at the Hennessy Center. Despite forcing a fifth and deciding set against the Chargers, the Spartans fell short 3-2.

STAC moves to 3-10 overall and 1-1 in ECC play, while Dominican improves to 6-6 and 1-0.

Set Results 

Set 1: STAC 25/DUNY 22

Set 2: DUNY 25/STAC 19

Set 3: DUNY 25/STAC 18

Set 4: STAC 25/DUNY 22

Set 5: DUNY 16/STAC 14

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 55 kills compared to Dominican's 49. The Spartans also had a 9.5 blocks and 53 assists, while the Chargers tallied 7 blocks and 42 assists.
• Andre Cippiciani (OH/OPP) paced the Spartans offense with a team-high 17 kills on Friday. He also registered 10 digs and three block assists.
• Thomas Santos (L) and Nicholas Santos (OH/OPP) recorded a team-high 10 digs apiece in the match. Thomas also had six assists, while Nicholas accrued 14 kills and four service aces.
• Kyran Versteegen (S) tallied 45 serve assists (9.0 assists/set), four kills, two service aces, six digs and three block assists for the maroon and gold.
• Gabriel Vieira (OH/OPP) racked up 10 kills, two service aces, five digs and four block assists for the Spartans.
• David Weiss (MB) picked up four kills, a dig and five block assists on the evening.

Up Next

STAC continues it roadstand, visiting Monroe College on Friday March 1. The Spartans and Mustangs square off beginning at 7:00 p.m. inside of Monroe Athletic Complex in New Rochelle, N.Y.