North Andover, Mass. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team wrapped up its two-match weekend road trip, dropping a five-set non-conference thriller to Merrimack College, 3-2 on Saturday evening at Hammel Court.

STAC falls to 4-11 on the year, while Merrimack improves to 6-7 on the season.

Set Results 

Set 1: MERRIMACK 25/STAC 22

Set 2: STAC 25/MERRIMACK 22

Set 3: STAC 32/MERRIMACK 30

Set 4: MERRIMACK 25/STAC 15

Set 5: MERRIMACK 15/STAC 11

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 45 kills compared to Merrimack's 59. The Spartans also had a 5 blocks and 43 assists, while the Warriors tallied 8 blocks and 56 assists.
• Kyran Versteegen (S, OH/OPP) paced the Spartans offense with a team-high 17 kills on Saturday. He also registered three service aces, three digs and one solo block.
• Gabriel Vieira (OH/OPP) recorded a match-high 12 digs in the match. Vieira also had 14 kills, a service ace and a block assist.
• Joaquin La Jara (S) tallied 37 serve assists (7.4 assists/set) and seven digs for the maroon and gold.
• Nicholas Santos (OH/OPP) racked up five kills and five digs for the Spartans.
• David Weiss (MB) picked up six kills, two digs and three solo blocks on the evening. He also had a team-best .333 hitting percentage.

Up Next

STAC continues its season-long five-match road swing, visiting ECC-opponent American International College on Saturday, March 9. The Spartans and Yellow Jackets will square off inside of Henry A. Butova Gymnasium beginning at 1:00 p.m.