Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team continued its recent stretch of outstanding play on Saturday morning by sweeping East Coast Conference opponent American International College, 3-0, at the Spartan Athletic Complex in Rockland County.

STAC claims its sixth straight victory and improves to 9-6 overall and 2-0 in ECC play, while AIC slips to 2-11 and 0-2.

Set Results

Set 1: STAC 25/AIC 13

Set 2: STAC 25/AIC 19

Set 3: STAC 28/AIC 26

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 37 kills compared to AIC's 38. The Spartans also had 11 blocks and 34 assists, while the Yellow Jackets tallied 3 blocks and 38 assists.
• St. Thomas Aquinas College outhit American International College by a .351 to .178 margin for the match.
• Gabriel Vieira led the Spartans offense with a match-high 12 kills. He also had a service ace, four digs, two solo blocks and three block assists.
• Marcus Franck tallied 22 serve assists (7.33 assists/set). Franck also accumulated four kills, three service aces, two digs, a solo block and a block assist for the maroon and gold.
• Kyran Versteegen registered 11 kills, three assists, four digs and a solo block for the Spartans.
• Andre Cippiciani recorded three kills, three assists and a dig on the morning.
• David Weiss picked up three kills, a solo block and three block assists for STAC on Saturday.
• Ivaylo Todorov accumulated a kill and nine digs over three sets.
• STAC has now recorded five sweeps over its last six matches (six total on the year).

Up Next

STAC returns to friendly confines of the Spartan Athletic Complex to face NJIT on Tuesday, March 11 at 5:00 p.m.