Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Saints hosted the (RV) Campbellsville Tigers tonight (Feb. 16) at the Grand Rapids Community College Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse. Campbellsville entered the contest receiving votes in the national poll with a 4-2 record.

Aquinas pulled off a strong first-set victory, but the Tigers rallied back to claim the ensuing three sets. AQ's skid continued and is now 2-5 on the season.

Campbellsville 3, Aquinas 1 (19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-13)

The Saints claimed an early advantage after a five-point run that included kills from Noah Smith-Slosar and Zachary Nosky. AQ continued to roll as Nosky, Chase Gil, Leo-Paul Rousseau, and Jacob Davidson all recorded kills to put the Saints ahead by six.

Campbellsville could not put together a significant run as the Saints offense continued to fire on all cylinders. Aquinas hit nearly .500 in the first set on its way to a 25-19 win.

The second set started close, but a six-point run from Campbellsville put the visitors in the driver's seat. However, Aquinas fought back until a Davidson kill leveled the score at 18. Just a couple of points later, a Nosky kill gave AQ the lead late in the set.

With the score at 22-21, CU took a timeout to reset and it worked as intended. The Tigers took the next four points to take the second set and shift the momentum.

The end of the second set completely changed the mood of the match and a 6-1 run from Campbellsville to begin the third set confirmed that. AQ was unable to find a foothold in the match as the visitors ran away to third and fourth-set victories to claim the match.

By the Numbers

CU led in most categories, holding the advantage in kills (53-38), aces (8-1), assists (52-38), and digs (42-36). AQ had seven blocks to Campbellsville's six.

The former Lowell Red Arrow, Davidson, recorded a career-high 11 kills tonight, leading the team. Nosky and Smith-Slosar both had eight kills and combined for 2.5 blocks and four digs.

Gil ended the contest with five kills and three solo blocks.

Up Next

The Saints return to the court tomorrow morning (Feb. 17) to take on Olivet Nazarene. The match will take place at Grace Christian University at 9:00 a.m.