Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball team opened the home portion of their 2025 schedule on Wednesday evening against Felician University at the Spartan Athletic Complex.
In his third match at the helm of the Spartans, Head Coach Nicholas Basco helped to guide his team to a thrilling 3-2, five-set victory over the Golden Falcons, earning his first collegiate coaching victory in the process.
STAC moves to 1-2 on the young season, while Felician slips to 1-3.
The Spartans and Golden Falcons instant classic went the distance, as STAC took the first set in narrow fashion, before Felician righted the ship and rallied to tie the match. A helter skelter third set also went to the visitors from New Jersey. However, the maroon and gold battled to send the contest to a deciding fifth set with a strong fourth stanza. The teams would go back and forth in the final frame of the evening with St. Thomas Aquinas ultimately taking the set and the triumph by a slim margin.
Set Results
Set 1: STAC 25/FEL 23
Set 2: FEL 25/STAC 17
Set 3: FEL 25/STAC 22
Set 4: STAC 25/FEL 11
Set 5: STAC 15/FEL 13
How it Happened
- As a team, St. Thomas Aquinas recorded 46 kills compared to Felician's 38. The Spartans also had 2 blocks and 45 assists, while the Golden Falcons tallied 3 blocks and 37 assists.
- St. Thomas Aquinas College outhit Felician University by a .169 to .060 margin for the match.
- Natassia Romanoff led the Spartans offense with a match-high 12 kills. She also had two serve assists, three digs and a block assist.
- Anna Gazzerro tallied 31 serve assists (6.2 assists/set). Gazzerro also accumulated four kills and 10 digs for the maroon and gold.
- Laura Rojas Gomez recorded 11 kills, six service aces and eight digs on the night.
- Chloe Weiting registered eight kills, two serve assists and six digs for the Spartans.
- Christianna Roberts picked up four kills and two digs for STAC on Wednesday.
- Boglarka Kiss and Dahiana Garcia Atuesta combined to accumulate 28 digs over five sets. Kiss also registered six serve assists and six service aces, while Garcia Atuesta had two serve assists.
Up Next
STAC heads to Delaware for a Saturday (September 13) tri-match with West Chester University (1:00 p.m.) and Goldey-Beacom College (3:00 p.m.) at the Joseph West Jones Center in Wilmington.