Miami Gardens, Fla. – Behind a .603 hitting percentage that ties for the seventh highest in a game in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) record book, the No. 3 St. Thomas University Men's Volleyball Team swept Warner University (25-16, 25-17, 25-18) on Saturday afternoon.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #3 St. Thomas 3, Warner 0
Records: #3 St. Thomas (8-3, 2-0 AAC) | Warner (1-2, 1-1 AAC)
All-Time Series: STU leads 4-0


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Bobcats withstood a 4-0 Warner run in the first set that gave the visitors their first lead of the contest at 14-13 with an 8-0 run to take a 21-14 advantage.
• St. Thomas broke an early 2-2 tie in the second set behind a 3-0 run and kept the lead for the rest of the frame.
• After splitting the initial 16 points of the third set, the Bobcats scored back-to-back points and held the Royals to two runs of back-to-back tallies for the rest of the stanza to complete the sweep.

 
NOTEWORTHY:

• Ibrahim Perez boasted 10 kills on a .833 hitting percentage, adding three assisted blocks.
• Kaelen Ingram added 10 kills on a .769 clip.
• Rafael Obrusnik dished out 33 assists on top of five digs and five assisted blocks.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The Bobcats ended the match with 43 kills on a .603 hitting percentage; Warner tallied 24 on a .095 clip.
• St. Thomas served three aces while the visitors recorded six.
• St. Thomas recorded two solo blocks and 16 assisted.
• STU held a 19-13 advantage in digs.

 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats host Millenia Atlantic University on Friday, Feb. 13 with first serve set for 6:00 pm.