UNIVERSITY PARK, PA / SPARKILL, NY - Merrimack College men's volleyball begins another week of matches highlighted by a match against #16 nationally ranked Penn State this Friday at 7 p.m.
Penn State is 10-4 this season, and are winners of six matches in a row.
St. Thomas Aquinas are 4-9 this season and had a two match win streak snapped last weekend.
Merrimack is back in action after a thrilling reverse sweep last weekend over LIU.
The Warriors are led by sophomore hitter Dallas Birkenbeuel who has tallied 148 kills and 70 digs.
Transfer Max Tkachev is close behind with 123 kills on the young season to go with 59 digs.
Blake Taschner is up to 102 assists on the season after erupting for 46 in the reverse sweep win over LIU.
Reece Lindstrom paces the Warriors in the assists category with 273 so far this season.
Nick Tidik is the Warrior leader in blocks with a total of 23. He's also posted 54 kills.
One of the national leaders in digs per set, Kyle Standage, eclipsed the 100 mark this past weekend.
Led by Tidik, four more Warriors have 15 or more blocks.
