Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team opened a two-match weekend series with Northeast Conference Western New York opponents at the Spartan Athletic Complex. Friday evening's match featured the maroon and gold taking a straight sets 3-0 sweep over D'Youville University.

STAC improves to 4-6 overall on the year, while D'Youville falls to 1-5.

Set Results

Set 1: STAC 25/DYU 21

Set 2: STAC 25/DYU 21

Set 3: STAC 25/DYU 23

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 43 kills compared to D'Youville's 37. The Spartans also had 7 blocks and 39 assists, while the Saints tallied 7 blocks and 30 assists.
• St. Thomas Aquinas College outhit D'Youville by a .225 to .167 margin for the match.
• Gabriel Vieira led the Spartans offense with 17 kills. He also had a service ace, six digs and two block assists.
• Marcus Franck tallied 36 serve assists (12.0 assists/set). Franck also accumulated two kills, four service aces, three digs and a block assist for the maroon and gold.
• Jannis Freude recorded 11 kills, one assist, 10 digs and two block assists on the evening.
• Kyran Versteegen registered eight kills, an assist, five digs and a block assist for the Spartans.
• David Weiss put together a three kill, one dig and four block assist effort against the Saints.
• Raoul Kerkdijk picked up two kills, a dig, a solo block and two block assists for STAC on Friday.
• Ivaylo Todorov accumulated an assist and 11 digs over three sets.

Up Next

STAC returns to Spartan Athletic Complex on Saturday (February 15) to face Daemen University. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. in Sparkill.