Amherst, N.Y. - Closing out their two-match Western New York road trip, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team paid a visit to Lumsden Gymnasium on Saturday for a non-conference matchup with Daemen University.

Despite the Spartans being able to rally in the second set to even the match at 1-1, the host Wildcats narrowly took sets three and four to win 3-1.

STAC falls to 4-9 on the year, while Daemen moves to 6-7.

Set Results

Set 1: DAE 25/STAC 23

Set 2: STAC 25/DAE 18

Set 3: DAE 25/STAC 23

Set 4: DAE 29/STAC 29

How it Happened

• As a team, St. Thomas Aquinas recorded 53 kills compared to Daemen's 51. The Spartans also had 6.5 blocks and 47 assists, while the Wildcats tallied 9.5 blocks and 45 assists.
• Daemen outhit STAC by a .282 to .256 margin for the match.
• Kyran Versteegen paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 19 kills. He also registered three serve assists, six digs and five block assists.
• Marcus Franck tallied a team-high 32 serve assists (8.0 assists/set). Franck also accumulated two kills and nine digs for the maroon and gold.
• Jakob Schwarz picked up 14 kills, a serve assist, five service aces and eight digs on Saturday afternoon.
• Luis Grath racked up seven kills, a serve assist, two digs and three block assists against the Wildcats.
• David Weiss contributed five kills, two service aces, four digs and three block assists to the match.
• Alan Santiago accumulated four kills, a service ace, eight digs and a block assist.
• Ivaylo Todorov put together a seven serve assist, and five dig effort for the Spartans.

Up Next

STAC returns to the friendly confines of the Spartan Athletic Complex for its next two matches, first taking on Sacred Heart University on Friday, February 27 at 5:00 p.m.