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STAC Comes Up Short in ECC Title Match, Drops 3-1 Decision to Roberts Wesleyan

STAC Comes Up Short in ECC Title Match, Drops 3-1 Decision to Roberts Wesleyan

Game Leaders

St. Thomas Aquinas
K: Alan Santiago - 20
B: 2 Players (#9, #15) - 4
D: 2 Players (#4, #1) - 17
SA: N/A
Roberts Wesleyan
K: 2 Players (#21, #24) - 13
B: Terp, Gavin - 5
D: Jimenez, Moises - 15
SA: Brouwer, Landon - 4

Team Stats

St. Thomas Aquinas
Roberts Wesleyan

Hitting %

0.181
0.242

Blocks

9
9

Digs

57
44

Aces

0
10
full stats
Posted: Apr 25, 2026

Rochester, N.Y. - St. Thomas Aquinas College's hopes of a third straight East Coast Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament title were dashed on Saturday afternoon by Roberts Wesleyan University in a 3-1, four-set heartbreaker at the Voller Athletic Center in Western New York.

STAC closes their 2026 campaign with an 12-14 overall record and a 4-2 ECC mark, while RWU ends their season on an eight match winning streak, improving to 20-10 and 5-1.

The Spartans and Redhawks battled for every point across four sets. St. Thomas Aquinas opened the championship bout by grinding out a narrow win in the first set to take an early lead. However, a very strong Roberts Wesleyan squad punched back, winning three straight sets, two of which were done in convincing fashion, to claim their first ECC Tournament crown in program history.

Set Results vs. Roberts Wesleyan

Set 1: STAC 26/RWU 24

Set 2: RWU 25/STAC 18

Set 3: RWU 25/STAC 14

Set 4: RWU 25/STAC 21

How it Happened

  • As a team, St. Thomas Aquinas recorded 48 kills compared to Roberts Wesleyan's 46. The Spartans also had 9 blocks and 47 assists, while the Redhawks tallied 9 blocks and 40 assists.
  • Roberts Wesleyan outhit STAC by a .242 to .181 margin for the match.
  • Alan Santiago paced the Spartans offense with a match-high 20 kills. He also registered a serve assist, nine digs and three block assists.
  • Marcus Franck tallied a team-high 32 serve assists (8.0 assists/set). Franck also had a kill, 17 digs and a block assist for the maroon and gold.
  • Kyran Versteegen picked up 15 kills, three serve assists, three digs and four block assists on Saturday.
  • Luis Grath racked up five kills and two digs and three block assists against the Redhawks.
  • Ylan Tapper contributed four kills, three digs and two block assists to the championship match.
  • Jakob Schwarz accumulated two kills, and a dig across three sets.
  • David Weiss put together a one kill, one serve assist, three dig and four block assist effort for the Spartans.
  • Ivaylo Todorov closed out his postseason with six serve assists and 17 digs.