Miami Gardens, Fla. – Led by a double-double effort from Kaelen Ingram on Monday evening, the St. Thomas University Men's Volleyball team overcame an opening set loss to visiting Oakland City in a 3-1 (20-15, 25-16, 25-14, 25-20) victory.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #7 St. Thomas 3, Oakland City 0
Records: #3 St. Thomas (15-3) | Oakland City (10-5)
All-Time Series: STU leads 2-0


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Trailing late in the opening set 21-16, the Bobcats rallied to get within two at 21-19 only for an equal response from Oakland City forcing set point.
• After splitting the opening 14 points of the second set, the Bobcats went on a 12-2 run to boast a double-digit advantage at 19-9 and kept the lead above eight for the rest of the frame.
• The Bobcats countered an opening point by the Mighty Oaks with three-straight and kept the lead for the rest of the set.
• St. Thomas withstood a 4-0 rally by the visitors that gave them a 17-16 lead with seven of the ensuing eight points to move two points away from ending the match.

 
NOTEWORTHY:

• Ingram tallied a team-best 17 kills with 11 digs for a double-double.
• Gabriel Negrao added 15 kills on a .423 hitting percentage with three service aces and five digs.
• Michael Marsans added 10 kills and four service aces
• Cameron Gray anchored the defense behind 18 digs.
• Arturo Diaz-dube boasted three solo blocks and three assisted for six total.
• Rafael Obrusnik dished out 41 assists.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The Bobcats ended the match with 49 kills on a .347 hitting percentage; Oakland City tallied 35 on a .139 clip.
• STU served 11 aces while the visitors logged eight.
• St. Thomas recorded five solo block and 10 assisted versus one solo and 16 assisted for the Mighty Oaks.
• STU held a 42-25 advantage in digs.

 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats take on Georgetown College on Wednesday, Mar. 11 with first serve set for 7:00 pm.