Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball program wrote a new chapter in its short NCAA-era history on Tuesday evening, as the team welcomed fans to the newly renovated Spartan Athletic Complex.

The facility is the new home to both Spartans Volleyball squads, and additionally houses training amenities for the baseball, softball and golf teams. The site will also serve as the future home to the college's cross country and track and field programs, with construction in its early stages on an outdoor track.

A raucous, sellout crowd saw STAC christen its new residence by beating Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, 3-1 in a non-conference matchup.

The Spartans improve to 2-2 on the season, while the Bears slip to 0-1.

Prior to the contest, members of the college community, including administration, faculty, staff and both the men's and women's volleyball teams gathered for an official ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of St. Thomas Aquinas College's newest athletic facility.

Set Results 

Set 1: BLOOM 25/STAC 23

Set 2: STAC 25/BLOOM 8

Set 3: STAC 25/BLOOM 18

Set 4: STAC 25/BLOOM 15

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 54 kills compared to Bloomfield's 29. The Spartans also had 4 blocks and 53 assists, while the Bears tallied 2 blocks and 26 assists.
• STAC outhit Bloomfield by a .243 to .034 margin for the match.
• Evie Paalman (Laren Gelderland, Netherlands) paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 18 kills. She also registered one assist, five service aces a team-high 16 digs and a block assist.
• Anna Gazzerro (Padova, Italy) tallied 21 serve assists (5.25 assists/set). Gazzerro also accumulated a match-high 19 assists, three service aces and nine digs for the maroon and gold.
• Greta Santini (Reggio Emilia, Italy) recorded 14 kills, an assist, a service ace and 13 digs on the evening.
• Chloe Weiting (Bakersfield, Calif.) put together an eight kill, four dig effort against the Bears.
• Lea Venghaus (Muenster, Germany) picked up two kills, 20 assists, a service ace and four digs.
• Isis Barrett (Nyack, N.Y.) registered four kills, two assists, two service aces, four digs and two block assists for the Spartans.

Up Next

STAC will host the first of back-to-back tri-matches on Friday, September 13 against Assumption University and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown at the Spartan Athletic Complex. The Spartans will first battle the Greyhounds at 2:00 p.m., before taking on the Mountain Cats at 6:00 p.m. Both visiting squads will tangle in a match which begins at 4:00 p.m.