Babson Park, Fla. - Wrapping up the 2026 regular season on Friday afternoon, the 10th ranked St. Thomas University Men's Volleyball Team swept Bluefield (25-14, 25-13, 25-20) in an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Conference Pod.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #10 St. Thomas 3, Bluefield 0
Records: #10 St. Thomas (21-4, 14-0 AAC) | Carolina (10-12, 6-8 AAC)
All-Time Series: STU leads 4-0

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• STU scored eight of the initial 10 points of the contest and kept the lead above five for the rest of the opening set to quickly take a 1-0 overall lead.
• The Bobcats broke a 4-4 tie in the second set behind a 7-0 run while holding the Rams to two runs of consecutive points to move one game away from the sweep.
• Trailing early in the third set 3-2, the Bobcats used a 3-0 run to take the lead and maintained it for the rest of the stanza.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Gabriel Negrao tied for the team lead with nine kills on a .615 hitting percentage.
• Ibrahim Perez added nine kills on a .583 hitting percentage.
• Kaelen Ingramm tallied nine kills on a .500 clip.
• Rafael Obrusnik dished out 29 assists.
• Michael Marsans recorded nine digs. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The Bobcats ended the match with 8 kills on a .508 hitting percentage; Bluefield tallied 17 on a .078 clip.
• STU served 12 aces versus five for the Rams.
• St. Thomas recorded eight assisted blocks versus one solo block for Bluefield.
• STU held an 18-15 advantage in digs.

UP NEXT:
The 2026 AAC Tournament kicks off on Thursday, April 16.