Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball team hosted its second straight tri-match in as many days on Saturday at the Spartan Athletic Complex, welcoming East Stroudsburg University and Caldwell University to Rockland County.

In the battle of ECC versus PSAC versus CACC schools, STAC evened its record to 4-4 on the year, first falling to the Warriors 3-0, before scoring a hard-fought 3-0 victory over the Cougars. East Stroudsburg improves to 6-2 on the season, while Caldwell falls to 0-3.

Set Results vs. East Stroudsburg

Set 1: ESU 25/STAC 23

Set 2: ESU 25/STAC 13

Set 3: ESU 25/STAC 17

How it Happened

• As a team, East Stroudsburg recorded 43 kills compared to STAC's 39. The Warriors also had 7 blocks and 39 assists, while the Spartans tallied 4 blocks and 21 assists.
• East Stroudsburg outhit STAC by a .323 to .073 margin for the match.
• Evie Paalman paced the Spartans offense with a team-high nine kills. She also registered, one assist, two service aces and seven digs.
• Anna Gazzerro and Lea Venghaus each recorded 9 serve assists (3.0 assists/set) for the Spartans. Gazzerro also accumulated four kills, two service aces and two digs, while Venghaus earned six digs.
• Isis Barrett picked up four kills, two service aces, two digs and a block assist.
• Greta Santini put together a four kill, two assist, two service ace, team-high ten dig and one block assist effort against the Warriors.

Set Results vs. Caldwell

Set 1: STAC 25/CALD 14

Set 2: STAC 25/CALD 12

Set 3: STAC 25/CALD 17

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 41 kills compared to Caldwell's 21. The Spartans also had 6 blocks and 39 assists, while the Cougars tallied 1 block and 20 assists.
• STAC outhit Caldwell by a .319 to .151 margin for the match.
• Evie Paalman paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 12 kills. Paalman also registered a team-high nine digs in the match.
• Anna Gazzerro recorded 21 serve assists (7.0 assists/set) for the Spartans. Gazzerro also accumulated three service aces and seven digs.
• Greta Santini picked up eight kills, six service aces, eight digs and two block assists in her second match of the day.
• Chloe Weiting racked up eight kills, three digs and two block assists for the maroon and gold.
• Isis Barrett tallied five kills, two assists, three service aces, two digs and three block assists for the Spartans.
• Alexyss Chartier put together a three kill, two block assist effort for the hosts from Sparkill.

Up Next

STAC will play its third tri-match in a ten-day span, when they visit Felician University on Sunday, September 22. The Spartans will battle the West Chester University Golden Rams (2:00 p.m.) and the host Golden Falcons (4:00 p.m.) at Job Gymnasium in Rutherford, New Jersey.