Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball team put up an impressive fight in a 3-2 non-conference loss to Holy Family University on Thursday night at the raucous, sold out Spartan Athletic Complex.

Returning home for the first of three straight matches, the Spartans (4-9, 0-2 ECC) tied the match on two occasions after winning the second and fourth sets. The Tigers (3-11, 0-2 CACC) took the first, third and decisive fifth sets to clinch the match.

Set Results vs. Holy Family

Set 1: HFU 25/STAC 23

Set 2: STAC 25/HFU 17

Set 3: HFU 25/STAC 20

Set 4: STAC 25/HFU 21

Set 5: HFU 17/STAC 15

How it Happened

• As a team, Holy Family recorded 51 kills compared to STAC's 50. The Tigers also had 7 blocks and 48 assists, while the Spartans tallied 6 blocks and 46 assists.
• St. Thomas Aquinas outhit Holy Family by a .223 to .211 margin for the match.
• Greta Santini paced the Spartans offense with a team-high 13 kills. Santini also tallied one service ace, seven digs and two block assists.
• Evie Paalman added 12 kills, a service ace, a team-best ten digs and two block assists.
• Anna Gazzerro recorded 24 serve assists (4.8 assists/set). Gazzerro also accumulated a service ace and five digs for the Spartans.
• Isis Barrett picked up eight kills, four service aces and three block assists on the evening.
• Lea Venghaus racked up a kill, 14 assists, two service aces and nine digs.
• Chloe Weiting put together an eight kill effort against the Tigers.

Up Next

STAC returns to action on Saturday, October 5, taking on Roberts Wesleyan University in an ECC showdown that gets underway at 10:00 a.m. inside of the Spartan Athletic Complex.