Miami Gardens, Fla. – Playing in their long-awaited home opener after starting their inaugural season on the road, the St. Thomas Men's Volleyball team never trailed against visiting Millennia Atlantic University in a 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-15) exhibition sweep.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: St. Thomas 3, Millennia Atlantic 0
Records: St. Thomas (4-1, 2-0 AAC), Warner (1-3, 0-2 AAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Set 1 – STU held the visitors without a run of consecutive points during the entire opening set, scoring 14-straight to quickly boast a 23-6 advantage.
• Set 2 – After trading the opening four points of the second stanza the Bobcats scored four-straight to create a 6-2 cushion, extending it to double-digits at 16-6 behind a 6-0 run.
• Set 3 – Holding a one-point lead early in the third set at 7-6 following back-to-back MAU points, the Bobcats used a 4-0 response to pull ahead 13-7 while holding the visitors without a run of consecutive points for the duration of the match.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Kaelen Ingram paced the offense behind 11 kills in two sets of action on a .714 hitting percentage while adding one solo block and three assisted.
• Matheus Collares dished out 17 assists.
• Gabriel Pavao Vianna logged nine digs.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• STU finished the match with 41 kills on a .583 hitting percentage versus 21 kills on a .000 clip for the visitor.
• St. Thomas served four aces while MAU tallied one.
• The Bobcats logged two solo blocks and 12 assisted, Millennia had one solo.
• STU held a 27-11 advantage in digs.

UP NEXT:
The Bobcats hit the road to take on Life University in Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) play on Thursday, Feb. 20 with first serve slated for 7 p.m.