Princeton, N.J. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team made the trip down the Turnpike on Saturday for its first-ever meeting with No. 19 Princeton University at Dillon Gymnasium. Despite a close first set and a strong second set, the host Tigers completed a 3-0 sweep of the Spartans to take the match.

STAC slips to 2-7 on the season, while Princeton moves to 2-3.

Set Results

Set 1: PU 26/STAC 24

Set 2: PU 25/STAC 21

Set 3: PU 25/STAC 18

How it Happened

• As a team, St. Thomas Aquinas recorded 41 kills compared to Princeton's 37. The Spartans also had six blocks and 35 assists, while the Tigers tallied seven blocks and 33 assists.
• Princeton outhit STAC by a 0.35 to 0.20 margin for the match.
• Jakob Schwarz paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 13 kills. He also registered a service ace, four digs and a block assist.
• Marcus Franck tallied a team-high 19 serve assists (6.33 assists/set). Franck also accumulated three kills, three digs, a solo block and a block assist for the maroon and gold.
• Ylan Tapper picked up nine kills, a serve assist, four digs and a block assist on Saturday afternoon.
• Kyran Versteegen racked up eight kills, a service ace, four digs and three block assists against the Tigers.
• Joaquin La Jara contributed 13 serve assists and three digs to the match.
• Luis Grath accumulated six kills, a service ace, two digs and a block assist.
• Ivaylo Todorov put together a one serve assist, and eight dig effort for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas has now faced off with the No. 4 (USC), No. 6 (Pepperdine), No. 9 (Lewis), No. 14 (Penn State) and No. 19 (Princeton) AVCA nationally ranked teams.

Up Next

STAC travels to Sacred Heart University on Friday, February 6 for a 7:00 p.m. match at the William H Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center in Fairfield, Connecticut.