University Park, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Volleyball team made its way to the Keystone State for a pair of matches on the Penn State University campus. First up, the No. 13 ranked Nittany Lions on Thursday evening at Rec Hall. Despite putting together a pair of close sets to open the match, the hosts took a 3-0 decision from the maroon and gold.

STAC slips to 1-3 on the season, while Penn State remains perfect at 3-0.

Set Results

Set 1: PSU 25/STAC 19

Set 2: PSU 25/STAC 20

Set 3: PSU 25/STAC 14

How it Happened

• As a team, Penn State recorded 41 kills compared to St. Thomas Aquinas' 25. The Nittany Lions also had 6.5 blocks and 39 assists, while the Spartans tallied 5 blocks and 24 assists.
• Penn State outhit STAC by a .439 to .182 margin for the match.
• Jakob Schwarz paced the Spartans offense with a team-high six kills. He also registered four digs and three block assists.
• Marcus Franck tallied a team-high 20 serve assists (6.67 assists/set). Franck also accumulated a kill and two digs for the maroon and gold.
• Ylan Tapper picked up five kills, a serve assist, two digs and two block assists on Thursday evening.
• Luis Grath racked up five kills and two block assists against the Nittany Lions.
• David Weiss contributed four kills and two block assists.
• Kyran Versteegan accumulated three digs, a serve assist and a block assist in the match.
• St. Thomas Aquinas has now faced off with the No. 3 (Pepperdine), No. 5 (USC) and No. 13 (Penn State) AVCA nationally ranked teams.

Up Next

STAC returns to action on Friday (January 16), facing the No. 9 ranked Lewis University Flyers at Rec Hall on the Penn State University campus. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (EST) and will be shown on Big10+. (A subscription purchase is required to stream the match.)