Flushing, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Volleyball team continued its season-long four-match road trip on Wednesday night, taking on Queens College at Fitzgerald Gymasium in New York City. A strong Knights squad held serve on their home court, sweeping the Spartans three matches to none. 

STAC slips to 3-12 overall and 1-8 within the ECC, while Queens improves to 12-7 and 6-2.

Set Results

Set 1: Queens 25/STAC 21

Set 2: Queens 25/STAC 14

Set 3: Queens 25/STAC 11

How it Happened

• Set One: The Spartans began the first set on a strong note as they took a 6-2 lead, before Queens went on a 6-1 run to take an 8-7 lead. Both teams would start a swing of points as they exchanged leads. The first set would see a total of nine ties and three lead changes as the squads answered each other point for point. With the set tied at 17-17, a 4-2 run would see the Knights take a 21-19 advantage with the Spartans calling a timeout. Using the timeout to their advantage, STAC would knot the set at 21-21 before three Spartans errors, combined with a Knights kill helped the hosts to take a 25-21 first set victory to lead the match, 1-0.
• Set Two: The second set would be another quick start for the maroon and gold, as they took a 6-2 lead to begin the stanza. A Spartans service error would allow Queens to rally back for five kills to go along with a service ace as the Knights went on a 7-2 run to take a slim lead of 9-8. After a service error tied the second set for the sixth time, the Knights offense would take over as they went on a 9-2 run to take a commanding 18-11 lead. The hosts would not surrender the set and would go on to record a 25-14 victory to hold 2-0 match lead.
• Set Three: The third set started out with 1-1 draw, but the Knights went on an 8-2 run to take a 9-3 lead. STAC would attempt a comeback with a 4-2 streak to cut the Queens advantage to 11-7. A solo block gave the hosts a 12-7 lead and serve back to Queens. Christina Franco would then record 11 straight serves as the Knights put together a 12-0 run to complete the series sweep with a 25-11 third set victory to earn the 3-0 triumph over the Spartans.

Inside the Box Score

• Junior right side Jaizahir Marrero-George finished with 15 kills and four errors on 31 attacks for a .355 hitting percentage. The Carolina, Puerto Rico native also added three digs to her stat line on the evening.
• Freshman middle blocker Lorielys Ruiz totaled four kills and three digs in the match.
• Freshman outside hitter/right side Natassia Romanoff finished with six kills and four errors on 24 attacks. She also recorded two services aces and a block.
• Junior setter Lea Venghaus tallied 21 assists (7.0 assists/set) and a team-high nine digs (3.0 digs/set). 

Up Next

STAC takes on Molloy University on Saturday, October 28 (Noon) at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y.