Saturday, March 22
7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
6-11,0-6EIVA
3
vs
2
St. Thomas Aquinas College
11-8,3-0ECC
1
2
3
4
5
F
St. Thomas Aquinas
19
22
25
25
12
2
Sacred Heart
25
25
19
22
15
3
Men’s Volleyball Defeats Saint Thomas Aquinas in Five Sets on Senior day
3/22/2025 10:07:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Dylan McClung led the team in kills and digs
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's volleyball team defeated Saint Thomas Aquinas Saturday night, 3-1. Dylan McClung led the Pios in kills with 17 and digs with 12. Aleksa Mandic secured a season high of seven aces and Cade Trujillo had a career high of 37 assists.
Records:
SHU: 5-11 (0-6 EIVA)
STAC: 11-7 (3-0 ECC)
Top Performers:
Dylan McClung: 17 kills (.263), 3 aces, 2 assists, 2 block assists, 12 digs
Aleksa Mandic: 13 kills (.128), 7 ace, 9 digs
Cade Trujillo: 37 assists, 9 digs, 1 ace
How it Happened:
The Pios maintained an early lead in the first set outhitting the Trojans 11-8 and .208 to .100. The Pios performed well at the service line as the tallied four kills.
The teams battled through four ties before the Pios took a lead with kills from Jaron Popp, Aaron Johnson and Aleksa Mandic. The Trojans came back to tie things up at 16 but an ace coupled with a trio of Trojan errors gave SHU the lead again. STAC was unable to close the gap as the Pioneers took the second set 25-22.
STAC took an early lead in the third that the Pios late run was unable to close the gap ultimately falling 25-19.
The fourth set was really tight as the teams faced 12 ties. STAC secured the 25-22 win with two kills and an error.
SHU capitalized on Trojan errors in the fifth to take the match 15-12.
Up Next
The Pios return home next Friday, March 28, to face EIVA opponent Princeton at 7 p.m.
Records:
SHU: 5-11 (0-6 EIVA)
STAC: 11-7 (3-0 ECC)
Top Performers:
Dylan McClung: 17 kills (.263), 3 aces, 2 assists, 2 block assists, 12 digs
Aleksa Mandic: 13 kills (.128), 7 ace, 9 digs
Cade Trujillo: 37 assists, 9 digs, 1 ace
How it Happened:
The Pios maintained an early lead in the first set outhitting the Trojans 11-8 and .208 to .100. The Pios performed well at the service line as the tallied four kills.
The teams battled through four ties before the Pios took a lead with kills from Jaron Popp, Aaron Johnson and Aleksa Mandic. The Trojans came back to tie things up at 16 but an ace coupled with a trio of Trojan errors gave SHU the lead again. STAC was unable to close the gap as the Pioneers took the second set 25-22.
STAC took an early lead in the third that the Pios late run was unable to close the gap ultimately falling 25-19.
The fourth set was really tight as the teams faced 12 ties. STAC secured the 25-22 win with two kills and an error.
SHU capitalized on Trojan errors in the fifth to take the match 15-12.
Up Next
The Pios return home next Friday, March 28, to face EIVA opponent Princeton at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
STA
SH
Kills
50
54
Errors
20
27
Attempts
124
131
Hitting %
.242
.206
Points
73.5
77.0
Assists
48
51
Aces
8
16
Blocks
15.5
7
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
7
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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