University Park, Ill. – Wrapping up their Illinois trip with a pair of matches on Saturday morning, the third-ranked St. Thomas University Men's Volleyball prevailed against host Governors State 3-2 before besting Cornerstone 3-1.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #3 St. Thomas 3, Governors State 2 | #3 St. Thomas 3, Cornerstone 1
Records: #3 St. Thomas (6-3), Governors State (1-4), Cornerstone (1-3)
All-Time Series: STU Governors State 2-0, Cornerstone 1-0


HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):

• Governors State broke a 20-all standstill behind three-straight points and kept the lead for the rest of the frame.
• After splitting the initial 18 points of the second set the Bobcats scored back-to-back points and kept the lead for the rest of the frame.
• Trailing 17-19 midway through the third set, the Bobcats used a 4-0 run to flip the two-point advantage and held the host without a run off consecutive points until surrendering back-to-back points with a 24-22 score.
• Governors State pulled away midway through the fourth set off a 5-0 run that pushed them ahead 14-9 and held STU without a run of consecutive points until back-to-back tallies made it 23-13.
• Facing match point at 14-12, the Bobcats scored three-straight to force match point before winning the match at 18-16.

 
NOTEWORTHY (GAME 1):

• Kaelen Ingram fueled the offense behind 24 kills on a .429 hitting percentage, adding eight digs and three assisted blocks.
• Ibrahim Perez added nine kills on a .533 clip with five solo blocks and four assisted blocks.
• Rafael Obrusnik dished out 48 assists.
• Victor Monaco added 12 digs.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 1):

• The Bobcats ended the match with 54 kills on a .310 hitting percentage; GSU tallied 71 on a .261 clip.
• The host served eight aces.
• St. Thomas recorded seven solo blocks and 14 assisted versus one solo and four assisted for Eureka.
• Governors State held a 50-46 advantage in digs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):

• After splitting the initial 24 points of the contest, the Bobcats scored three-straight to take a 15-12 lead and maintained the advantage for the rest of the set.
• Cornerstone flipped a 17-14 deficit to a 20-17 lead and held the Bobcats without a run of consecutive points for the rest of the stanza.
• STU never trailed in the third set to move one away from the doubleheader sweep.
• The Bobcats opened the fourth frame with back-to-back points and held the opposition without a run of consecutive points until a pair of points made it 17-11.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 2):

• Cameron Gray boasted 17 kills on a .433 clip with six digs.
• Ingram added 13 kills on a .370 percentage.
• Obrusnik tallied 32 assists and seven digs.
• Monoco recorded 10 digs.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 1):

• The Bobcats ended the match with 51 kills on a .365 hitting percentage; Cornerstone tallied 37 on a .139 clip.
• STU served two aces while Cornerstone logged four.
• St. Thomas recorded two solo blocks and two assisted versus three solo and four assisted for Cornerstone.
• STU held a 36-22 advantage in digs.

 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats begin conference play on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Webber International University with first serve slated for 6:00 pm.