Blauvelt, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team avenged their five-set home loss to Dominican University in late March, with a 4-1 statement win on Friday evening at the Hennessy Center.
STAC moves to 11-12 overall and 4-1 in ECC play, while Dominican slides to 6-17 and 2-3.
St. Thomas Aquinas earned a narrow victory in the opening set, before Dominican rebounded to tie up the match at 1-1 with second set success. However, the maroon and gold answered back with a pair of dominant set triumphs to win the day.
Set Results vs. Dominican University
Set 1: STAC 25/DUNY 22
Set 2: DUNY 25/STAC 18
Set 3: STAC 25/DUNY 16
Set 4: STAC 25/DUNY 16
How it Happened
- As a team, St. Thomas Aquinas recorded 48 kills compared to Dominican's 40. The Spartans also had 5.5 blocks and 43 assists, while the Chargers tallied 7 blocks and 38 assists.
- STAC outhit Dominican by a .321 to .221 margin for the match.
- Jakob Schwarz paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 17 kills. Schwarz also registered a service ace, 13 digs and two block assists.
- Marcus Franck tallied a team-high 30 serve assists (7.5 assists/set). He also accumulated a kill, two service aces, four digs and a block assist for the maroon and gold.
- Kyran Versteegen picked up 16 kills, three serve assists, two service aces, ten digs and a block assist on Friday.
- Luis Grath racked up six kills, a serve assist, four digs and three block assists against the Chargers.
- Rayden Powell and Santiago Valenca contributed three kills apiece, with Powell also picking up three digs and Valenca earning a block assist.
- David Weiss accumulated a pair of kills, a service ace, two digs, a solo block and a block assist across four sets in the match.
Up Next
STAC heads to Rochester, New York for the final match of the 2026 regular season against Roberts Wesleyan University on Saturday, April 18. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at the Voller Athletic Center, with the winner crowned ECC Regular Season Champions. As a reminder, the top seed in the postseason tournament also receives hosting duties for the semifinal and final rounds.