Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball team kicked off its weekend of back-to-back tri-matches, hosting both Assumption University and the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown on Friday at the Spartan Athletic Complex.

In a hotly contested pair of matches, STAC evened its record to 3-3 on the year with a hard-fought 3-0 victory over the Greyhounds, before falling to the Mountain Cats, 3-0. Assumption moves to 0-5 on the season, while Pitt-Johnstown remains unbeaten at 6-0.

Set Results vs. Assumption

Set 1: STAC 25/AU 23

Set 2: STAC 25/AU 18

Set 3: STAC 25/AU 18

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 35 kills compared to Assumption's 32. The Spartans also had 6 blocks and 35 assists, while the Greyhounds tallied 1 block and 31 assists.
• STAC outhit Assumption by a .255 to .150 margin for the match.
• Evie Paalman paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 15 kills. She also registered two service aces, team-high nine digs and one block assist.
• Anna Gazzerro tallied 17 serve assists (5.67 assists/set). Gazzerro also accumulated three service aces and six digs for the maroon and gold.
• Isis Barrett picked up four kills, one service ace, one dig and a match-high five block assists.
• Lea Venghaus tallied 15 assists, two service aces and eight digs on the afternoon.
• Greta Santini put together a nine kill, two service ace, team-high nine dig and two block assist effort against the Greyhounds.

Set Results vs. Pitt-Johnstown

Set 1: UPJ 25/STAC 20

Set 2: UPJ 25/STAC 14

Set 3: UPJ 25/STAC 18

How it Happened

• As a team, Pitt-Johnstown recorded 42 kills compared to STAC's 24. The Mountain Cats also had 7 blocks and 39 assists, while the Spartans tallied 6 blocks and 22 assists.
• Pitt-Johnstown outhit STAC by a .212 to .041 margin for the match.
• Evie Paalman paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 11 kills. Paalman also registered a team-high 13 digs in the match.
• Anna Gazzerro and Lea Venghaus each recorded 10 serve assists (3.33 assists/set) for the Spartans. Gazzerro also accumulated one service ace and five digs, while Venghaus earned three digs.
• Greta Santini picked up seven kills, one assist, one service ace, eight digs and two block assists in her second match of the day.
• Chloe Weiting racked up four kills, two digs and a solo block for the maroon and gold.

Up Next

STAC gets right back to work on Saturday (September 14), hosting its second tri-match in as many days, with East Stroudsburg University and Caldwell University making their way to Sparkill. The Spartans will first battle the Warriors at 12:00 p.m., before taking on the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both visiting squads will tangle in a match which begins at 2:00 p.m.