No. 15 Princeton (8-8, 2-3 EIVA) vs. No. 11 Loyola Chicago (11-8)
Monday, March 11 | 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CST) | Stranger Arena
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No. 15 Princeton (8-8, 2-3 EIVA) vs. FDU (6-8)
Friday, March 15 | 5:00 PM ET | Bogota Savings Bank Center
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Princeton, New Jersey – Next week, the No. 15 Princeton men's volleyball team will embark on an away trip, starting with a matchup against No. 11 Loyola Chicago at Gentile Arena, followed by a match against FDU at Bogota Savings Bank Center in New Jersey. It will be done. You can watch the Loyola Chicago game streaming on ESPN+ and the FDU game on His NEC Front His Row.
See Tiger's complete 2024 schedule here.
Series History vs. Loyola Chicago
- Loyola is 1-2 against the Chicago Ramblers since the 2013 season.
- In the previous meeting, the Tigers won 3-1 (28-30, 25-16, 25-23, 31-29) on March 25, 2023.
- The Tigers are 1-1 on the road against the Ramblers and 1-0 on neutral sites.
Series history vs. FDU
- 2-0 against FDU for the first time since the 2022 season
- In the previous meeting, the Tigers won 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17) on March 3, 2023.
- The Tigers are 1-0 on the road against the Knights.
game memo
- The Tigers were ranked 15th in this week's AVCA national poll.
- Sam Schweiski, who coached the Tigers to two EIVA Championships and six EIVA Finals, is in his 15th season as the head coach of the Princeton men's volleyball program. Schweiski will be assisted by Ben Hancock along with Joe Norton in his first year.
- The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in the 2024 EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the AVCA National Preseason Poll.
- Owen Mellon and Nihelowo Omene were both named to the 2024 EIVA Players to Watch list.
- Princeton ranks second in the nation with 2.05 aces per set, and the team totals 119 aces.
- ben harrington He carved his name into the NCAA record books by breaking the single match ace record in the season opener against Queen's University-Charlotte. He had 13 service aces in three sets, breaking the senior's record of 11, which had been achieved four times in the rally-scoring era. Harrington leads the nation this season with .776 aces per set and 45 total aces. As a senior he scored 267 points and per set he scored 4.60 points.
- Nyolowo Omene This season, they are second only to the Tigers in scoring with 237 total points and 4.23 points per set.
- ben harrington He leads the Tigers with 203 kills on the season and 3.50 kills per set. Omene has 195 kills this season at 3.48 kills per set.
- 1st year player Jameson Vaccaro She had a breakout game against No. 12 UCSB, posting 13 kills and a college-best batting average of .381. Vaccaro scored 14 points in the game.
- In this season's block, tristan whitfield A total of 37 people are on the front lines. Ryan Vena The Tigers follow with 35 blocks for the season.
- henry wedbush So far, he leads the Tigers with 9.46 assists per set and 388 assists. Wedbush also leads the league in digs this season, totaling 76 digs and averaging 1.85 digs per set. matt sue Following suit, he has logged 68 digs so far this season.
- The new class for the 2024 season has been named the No. 9 ranked men's college freshman class by VolleyballMag.com. This class in particular features Tristan Whitfield, named VolleyballMag.com's Top 25 Underclassmen to Watch, three-time Conference Player of the Year, and VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 recruit; Comprised of Jameson Vaccaro, No. 25 selected and VolleyballMag Fab 50 recruit. , a volleyball recruiter's five-star recruit and two-time All-American.
- The Tigers return four 2023 All-EIVA team honorees in Ben Harrington, Henry Wedbush, Ryan Vena and Nihelowo Omene.
- Among the Tigers' key returning players are Ben Harrington and Henry Wedbush. Harrington is a two-time All-EIVA First Team selection (2022-23), ranks No. 3 in the nation, and leads EIVA in service aces per set (0.68) and total service aces (65). did. Wedbush is a 2023 All-EIVA Second Team player and ranks third in EIVA and first on the team with 895 total assists and assists per set (9.42/set).
last season
- The Tigers finished the 2023 season in 15th place in the rankings, following their appearance in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) Championship, where they were runners-up in the 2023 tournament. Princeton finished last season with a record of 6-2 at home with 14 wins and three wins against ranked opponents.
- In 2023, the Tigers finished with a record of 7-3 and 14-12 in EIVA play. Princeton competed in the 2023 EIVA Championship, but lost 3-0 to Penn State in the final.
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Princeton's men's volleyball team will travel to the NIT for a match on March 23 at 6 p.m.
