Talladega, Ala. - Led by a 22-kill showing from Kaelen Ingram on Friday evening, the 15th-ranked St. Thomas Men's Volleyball Team kept its undefeated start to Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) play with a 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-16, 25-17) victory over Talladega College 

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: #15  St. Thomas 3, Talladega 1 
Records: St. Thomas (6-1, 4-0 AAC), Talladega (4-2, 2-2 AAC) 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Set 1 – The Bobcats scored the opening point of the contest and never trailed in the first set, using a late 6-0 run to boast a 22-15 advantage. 

• Set 2 – STU overcame an early 4-0 deficit to take the lead midway through the second stanza at 12-11, only for Talladega to use a late 6-0 rally to pull ahead 19-15. 

• Set 3 – After splitting the opening eight points of the third set, St. Thomas scored eight-straight to boast a 12-4 lead. The Bobcats extended their lead to double digits at 19-9. 

• Set 4 – STU broke an 8-8 standstill in the fourth set behind back-to-back points and held the host without a run of consecutive points until a pair of points made it 23-16. 

 
NOTEWORTHY: 

• Kaelen Ingram boasted 22 kills on a .667 hitting percentage while adding seven digs and four service aces. 

• Matheus Collares recorded 50 assists and six digs. 

• Gabriel Negrao added 14kills and seven digs. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• STU finished the match with 58 kills on a .490 hitting percentage versus 43 kills on a .295 clip for Talladega. 

• St. Thomas served 11 aces versus two for the host.  

• The Bobcats logged eight assisted blocks, Talladega recorded four assisted. 

• STU held a 34-21 advantage in digs. 

UP NEXT: 

The Bobcats return to the Fernandez Family Center to host an AAC Conference Pod, kicking things off on Saturday, Mar. 1 against Truett Mconnell in an 8:00 am contest.