Sparkill, N.Y. - Despite giving their opponents an early scare by taking the first set of Saturday's match, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Long Island University at the Spartan Athletic Complex.

STAC slips to 3-6 on the year, while LIU improves to 6-2.

Set Results

Set 1: STAC 25/LIU 18

Set 2: LIU 29/STAC 27

Set 3: LIU 25/STAC 17

Set 4: LIU 25/STAC 15

How it Happened

• As a team, STAC recorded 45 kills compared to LIU's 44. The Spartans also had 7 blocks and 44 assists, while the Sharks tallied 10 blocks and 41 assists.
• Long Island University outhit St. Thomas Aquinas College by a .189 to .108 margin for the match.
• Kyran Versteegen led the Spartans offense with 14 kills. He also had three assists, two service aces, six digs and two block assists.
• Marcus Franck tallied 32 serve assists (8.0 assists/set). Franck also accumulated four kills, a service ace and seven digs for the maroon and gold.
• Gabriel Vieira recorded 13 kills, an assist, seven digs and three block assists on the afternoon.
• Jannis Freude put together a six kill, two dig and two block assist effort against the Sharks.
• David Weiss registered four kills, an assist and five block assists for the Spartans.
• Nicholas Santos picked up two kills and five digs on Saturday.
• Ivaylo Todorov accumulated four assists and a match-high 21 digs over four sets.

Up Next

STAC welcomes D'Youville University to the Spartan Athletic Complex on Friday, February 14. The Valentine's Day matchup between the Spartans and Saints gets underway at 5:00 p.m.