Marietta, Ga. - Opening play in an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Conference Pod in Marietta, Ga. on Thursday afternoon, the sixth-ranked St. Thomas University Men's Volleyball team swept Truell McConnell University (25-17, 25-19, 26-24).

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #6 St. Thomas 3, Truett McConnell 0
Records: #6 St. Thomas (17-4, 10-0 AAC) | Truett McConnell (5-11, 4-5 AAC)
All-Time Series: STU leads 4-0

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Trailing 6-8 early in the first set, the Bobcats flipped the advantage behind a 3-0 run and kept the lead for the rest of the stanza.
• The Bobcats held Truell McConnell without a run of consecutive points during the second set until back-to-back tallies for the Bruins made it 20-15 in favor of STU.
• Facing set point at 24-23, STU scored three-straight points to end the match.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Gabriel Negrao paced the offense behind 11 kills in two sets on a .562 hitting percentage.
• Kaelen Ingram added 10 kills on a .389 clip.
• Rafael Obrusnik dished out 25 assists.
• Victor Monaco tallied seven digs.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The Bobcats ended the match with 44 kills on a .349 hitting percentage; Truett McConnell tallied 25 on a .141 clip.
• STU served seven aces while the opposition logged two.
• St. Thomas recorded one solo block and six assisted versus one solo for TMU.
• STU held a 28-24 advantage in digs.

UP NEXT:
The Bobcats take on host Life University on Friday, Mar. 20 with first serve set for 7:00 pm.