Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team saw its program-best seven-match win streak snapped on Friday evening, as the maroon and gold were handed their first defeat in a little over a month, 3-0 at the hands of Merrimack College.

STAC slips to 10-7 overall, while Merrimack improves to 9-4.

Set Results

Set 1: MC 25/STAC 21

Set 2: MC 25/STAC 19

Set 3: MC 25/STAC 16

How it Happened

• As a team, Merrimack recorded 42 kills compared to STAC's 28. The Warriors also had 6 blocks and 39 assists, while the Spartans tallied 3 blocks and 26 assists.
• Merrimack College outhit St. Thomas Aquinas College by a .378 to .208 margin for the match.
• Gabriel Vieira led the Spartans offense with eight kills. He also had seven digs and three block assists.
• Marcus Franck tallied 23 serve assists (7.67 assists/set). Franck also accumulated three kills and two digs for the maroon and gold.
• Jannis Freude registered eight kills, an assist and two digs for the Spartans.
• David Weiss picked up six kills and a block assist for STAC on Friday.
• Ivaylo Todorov accumulated an assist and three digs over three sets.

Up Next

The Spartans return to East Coast Conference action on Sunday, March 16 when they visit crosstown rivals Dominican University for 12:00 p.m. tilt at the Hennessy Center in Orangeburg.