Miami Gardens, Fla. - Wrapping up play in their Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) pod on Sunday with a pair of matches, the 15th-ranked St. Thomas Men's Volleyball recorded a pair of 3-0 sweeps over St. Andrews University and Carolina University. 

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 
Final: #15  St. Thomas 3, St. Andrews 0 | #15 St. Thomas 3, Carlina 0 
Records: St. Thomas (9-1, 7-0 AAC), St. Andrews (0-5, 0-5 AAC), Carolina (2-8, 1-6 AAC) 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1): 

• Set 1 – After splitting the opening 26 points of the contest, STU scored three straight to take a 16-13 lead before fending off a late comeback attempt by the Knights that got them within one at 18-17 with a 3-0 response to extend their lead to 21-17. 

• Set 2 – STU scored the opening two points of the second, and seven of the initial 10 to quickly take a 7-3 lead and held the advantage for the rest of the frame. 

• Set 3 – An early 5-0 STU run quickly created an 11-4 separation, with the Bobcats keeping the lead above three for the rest of the match. 

 
NOTEWORTHY (GAME 1): 

• Ian Izquierdo led the offense behind 11 kills on a .563 hitting percentage. 

• Timothy Reyes dished out 31 assists. 

• Morrison Hadad logged six digs. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: (GAME 1): 

• STU finished the match with 38 kills on a .453 hitting percentage versus 33 kills on a .208 clip for the Knights. 

• St. Thomas served five aces versus three for the visitors.  

• The Bobcats logged six assisted blocks, SAU recorded three solo and two assisted. 

• STU held an 18-16 advantage in digs. 

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2): 

• Set 1 – Carolina used an early 5-0 run in the first set to pull ahead of STU 8-7, only for a 10-1 Bobcats' stretch creating a 17-9 score. 

• Set 2 – After trading the initial 18 points of the second set, the Bobcats scored back-to-back points to break the standstill and hold the advantage for the duration of the frame. 

• Set 3 – STU scored the opening point of the third set and never trailed in the final stanza, quickly creatin a double-digit separation at 17-1. 

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 2): 

• Izquierdo tallied 12 kills. 

• Timothy Reyes dished out 30 assists. 

• Jesus Montes added 10 kills and four service aces. 

• Victor Monaco anchored the defense behind seven digs. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: (GAME 2): 

• STU finished the match with 40 kills on a .338 hitting percentage versus 19 kills on a .000 clip for the Bruins. 

• St. Thomas served 10 aces versus four for the visitors.  

• The Bobcats logged three solo blocks and five assisted blocks, Carolina recorded one solo and 10 assisted. 

• STU held a 21-14 advantage in digs. 

UP NEXT: 

The Bobcats return to action on Monday, Mar. 3 to host Bethel University with first serve set for 5 p.m.