# Merrimack (1-4,0-0 DI Independent) -VS- # Princeton (1-3,0-0 EIVA)

Box Score

Merrimack logo
0
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Princeton logo
3

# Merrimack (1-4,0-0 DI Independent)
-VS-
# Princeton (1-3,0-0 EIVA)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
Merrimack Merri 17 20 17
Winner Princeton PU 25 25 25
Date:
1/30/2026
Time:
7:05 pm
Site:
Princeton, NJ (Dillon Gym)
Attendance:
0

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set Merrimack Princeton
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 10 7 36 0.083 10 4 30 0.2
Set #2 10 7 28 0.107 8 4 22 0.182
Set #3 8 7 25 0.04 10 4 24 0.25
Total 28 21 89 .079 28 12 76 .211
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
Merri - PU
Points
36.0
46.0
Kills
28
28
Aces
3
9
Blocks
5
9
Assists
24
26
Digs
25
32

Game Leaders

Merri - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Birkenbeuel, Dallas (9), Taschner, Blake (8), Tkachev, Max (6)
Aces Birkenbeuel, Dallas (2), Johnson, Jack (1)
Blocks Tidik, Nick (4), Lindstrom, Reece (4), Johnson, Jack (1)
Assists Lindstrom, Reece (20), Tidik, Nick (1), Wagner, Kyle (1)
Digs Lindstrom, Reece (6), Wagner, Kyle (5), Tkachev, Max (5)
PU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Mellon, Owen (8), Whitfield, Tristan (8), Werner, Andrew (6)
Aces Werner, Andrew (2), Whitfield, Tristan (2), Vena, Ryan (1)
Blocks Whitfield, Tristan (5), Vena, Ryan (3), Mellon, Owen (2)
Assists Kelly, Nolan (19), Daste, Sebastian (3), Werner, Andrew (1)
Digs Kelly, Nolan (13), Alviar, Roan (8), Werner, Andrew (5)

Individual Statistics

Merrimack (1-4,0-0 DI Independent)

Merri - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 4 3 13 .077 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 4 0 2 0 0 6.0
11 11 Wagner, Kyle 3 0 0 3 .000 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 8 5 19 .158 1 0 0 3 0-3 0 0 0 4 0 0 8.0
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 0 2 2 -1.000 1 0 1 4 1-4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5
10 10 Lindstrom, Reece 3 1 1 7 .000 20 0 0 4 0-4 0 4 0 6 0 0 3.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 9 6 25 .120 0 0 2 4 2-4 0 0 0 3 0 1 11.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 6 4 20 .100 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 1 0 5 0 3 6.5
1 1 Fuller, Colt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Totals 28 21 89 .079 24 0 3 17 3-17 0 10 0 25 0 9 36
Merri - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 0 4 0 2 0 0 6.0
11 11 Wagner, Kyle 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 8.0
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5
10 10 Lindstrom, Reece 3 0 4 0 6 0 0 3.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 11.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 0 1 0 5 0 3 6.5
1 1 Fuller, Colt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Totals 0 10 0 25 0 9 36

Princeton (1-3,0-0 EIVA)

PU - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
11 11 Xiao, Simon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
22 22 Mellon, Owen 3 8 2 17 .353 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 2 0 1 0 1 10.0
17 17 Werner, Andrew 3 6 4 19 .105 1 0 2 2 2-2 0 2 0 5 0 1 9.0
16 16 Whitfield, Tristan 3 8 0 10 .800 0 0 2 4 2-4 1 4 0 1 0 0 13.0
24 24 Kelly, Nolan 3 0 0 6 .000 19 0 1 1 1-1 0 1 0 13 0 0 1.5
10 10 Alviar, Roan 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0.0
12 12 Daste, Sebastian 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5
4 4 Vena, Ryan 2 2 2 11 .000 0 0 1 1 1-1 0 3 0 2 0 0 4.5
3 3 Wells, Ethan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.0
25 25 Aro, Jeremiah 2 4 3 12 .083 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
2 2 Bennett, Bobby 1 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 1 1 1-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5
20 20 Phelps, Jack 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 28 12 76 .211 26 1 9 10 9-10 1 16 0 32 0 3 46
PU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
11 11 Xiao, Simon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
22 22 Mellon, Owen 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 10.0
17 17 Werner, Andrew 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 9.0
16 16 Whitfield, Tristan 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 13.0
24 24 Kelly, Nolan 3 0 1 0 13 0 0 1.5
10 10 Alviar, Roan 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0.0
12 12 Daste, Sebastian 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5
4 4 Vena, Ryan 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 4.5
3 3 Wells, Ethan 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.0
25 25 Aro, Jeremiah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
2 2 Bennett, Bobby 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5
20 20 Phelps, Jack 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 1 16 0 32 0 3 46

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

Set #1 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score PU - Play Description
PU 0 Merrimack 1 [Kelly, Nolan] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Kelly, Nolan] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece). 1 Princeton 1
Merri 1 Merrimack 2 [Lindstrom, Reece] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Whitfield, Tristan).
PU 1 Merrimack 3 [Mellon, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU 1 Merrimack 4 [Mellon, Owen] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece). 2 Princeton 4
Merri 2 Merrimack 5 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 2 Merrimack 6 [Whitfield, Tristan] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).
PU [Whitfield, Tristan] Service error. 3 Princeton 6
Merri [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Tidik, Nick). 4 Princeton 6
Merri 4 Merrimack 7 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Vena, Ryan] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Wagner, Kyle). 5 Princeton 7
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Lindstrom, Reece). 6 Princeton 7
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Attack error by Werner, Andrew (block by Tidik, Nick; Lindstrom, Reece). 7 Princeton 7
Merri 7 Merrimack 8 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
PU [Werner, Andrew] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece). 8 Princeton 8
Merri 8 Merrimack 9 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
PU [Wells, Ethan] Attack error by Mellon, Owen (block by Lindstrom, Reece; Tidik, Nick). 9 Princeton 9
Merri 9 Merrimack 10 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 9 Merrimack 11 [Kelly, Nolan] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (block by Mellon, Owen; Vena, Ryan; Whitfield, Tristan).
PU 9 Merrimack 12 [Kelly, Nolan] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU [Kelly, Nolan] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece). 10 Princeton 12
Merri 10 Merrimack 13 [Lindstrom, Reece] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 10 Merrimack 14 [Mellon, Owen] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU 10 Merrimack 15 [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Werner, Andrew (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 10 Merrimack 16 [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 11 Princeton 16
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Attack error by Werner, Andrew (from Kelly, Nolan). 12 Princeton 16
Merri 12 Merrimack 17 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
PU 12 Merrimack 18 [Whitfield, Tristan] Service ace (Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
PU 12 Merrimack 19 [Whitfield, Tristan] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Whitfield, Tristan] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece). 13 Princeton 19
Merri 13 Merrimack 20 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
-- PU subs: Daste, Sebastian.
PU 13 Merrimack 21 [Vena, Ryan] Attack error by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU 13 Merrimack 22 [Vena, Ryan] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Daste, Sebastian; Wells, Ethan; Werner, Andrew).
PU [Vena, Ryan] Attack error by Mellon, Owen (from Daste, Sebastian). 14 Princeton 22
Merri 14 Merrimack 23 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Werner, Andrew (from Daste, Sebastian).
PU 14 Merrimack 24 [Werner, Andrew] Service ace (Team).
PU [Werner, Andrew] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece). 15 Princeton 24
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service ace (Alviar, Roan). 16 Princeton 24
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Bad set by Alviar, Roan. 17 Princeton 24
Merri 17 Merrimack 25 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.

Set #2 Plays

Set #2 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score PU - Play Description
-- PU subs: Daste, Sebastian.
Merri 0 Merrimack 1 [Lindstrom, Reece] Service error.
PU [Vena, Ryan] Service error. 1 Princeton 1
Merri 1 Merrimack 2 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Werner, Andrew (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 1 Merrimack 3 [Whitfield, Tristan] Attack error by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU [Whitfield, Tristan] Service error. 2 Princeton 3
Merri 2 Merrimack 4 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
PU [Kelly, Nolan] Service error. 3 Princeton 4
Merri 3 Merrimack 5 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
PU 3 Merrimack 6 [Mellon, Owen] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Wells, Ethan; Vena, Ryan).
PU [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Alviar, Roan). 4 Princeton 6
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service ace (Mellon, Owen). 5 Princeton 6
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Werner, Andrew (block by Tidik, Nick; Tkachev, Max). 6 Princeton 6
Merri 6 Merrimack 7 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
PU 6 Merrimack 8 [Wells, Ethan] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU [Wells, Ethan] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece). 7 Princeton 8
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Vena, Ryan (block by Johnson, Jack; Lindstrom, Reece). 8 Princeton 8
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece). 9 Princeton 8
Merri 9 Merrimack 9 [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU 9 Merrimack 10 [Werner, Andrew] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Werner, Andrew] Service error. 10 Princeton 10
Merri 10 Merrimack 11 [Lindstrom, Reece] Service error.
PU 10 Merrimack 12 [Vena, Ryan] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 10 Merrimack 13 [Vena, Ryan] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Vena, Ryan] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece). 11 Princeton 13
Merri 11 Merrimack 14 [Tkachev, Max] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (block by Whitfield, Tristan; Kelly, Nolan).
PU 11 Merrimack 15 [Whitfield, Tristan] Kill by Werner, Andrew (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU [Whitfield, Tristan] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece). 12 Princeton 15
Merri [Johnson, Jack] Service ace (Werner, Andrew). 13 Princeton 15
Merri 13 Merrimack 16 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
PU [Kelly, Nolan] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece). 14 Princeton 16
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Attack error by Vena, Ryan (block by Tidik, Nick; Lindstrom, Reece). 15 Princeton 16
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Lindstrom, Reece (from Werner, Andrew). 16 Princeton 16
Merri 16 Merrimack 17 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
PU 16 Merrimack 18 [Mellon, Owen] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).
PU [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Lindstrom, Reece). 17 Princeton 18
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Werner, Andrew (from Kelly, Nolan). 18 Princeton 18
Merri 18 Merrimack 19 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Vena, Ryan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 18 Merrimack 20 [Wells, Ethan] Kill by Vena, Ryan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 18 Merrimack 21 [Wells, Ethan] Attack error by Taschner, Blake (block by Whitfield, Tristan; Vena, Ryan).
PU [Wells, Ethan] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Lindstrom, Reece). 19 Princeton 21
Merri 19 Merrimack 22 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 19 Merrimack 23 [Werner, Andrew] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece).
-- PU subs: Aro, Jeremiah.
PU [Werner, Andrew] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Johnson, Jack). 20 Princeton 23
-- PU subs: Daste, Sebastian.
Merri 20 Merrimack 24 [Lindstrom, Reece] Service error.
PU 20 Merrimack 25 [Vena, Ryan] Service ace (Wagner, Kyle).

Set #3 Plays

Set #3 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score PU - Play Description
-- PU subs: Wells, Ethan; Vena, Ryan; Daste, Sebastian; Bennett, Bobby.
PU [Kelly, Nolan] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Lindstrom, Reece). 1 Princeton 0
Merri 1 Merrimack 1 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Aro, Jeremiah (from Werner, Andrew).
PU [Mellon, Owen] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece). 2 Princeton 1
Merri 2 Merrimack 2 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
PU 2 Merrimack 3 [Bennett, Bobby] Kill by Aro, Jeremiah (from Bennett, Bobby).
PU 2 Merrimack 4 [Bennett, Bobby] Service ace (Team).
PU 2 Merrimack 5 [Bennett, Bobby] Attack error by Lindstrom, Reece (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 2 Merrimack 6 [Bennett, Bobby] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Whitfield, Tristan).
PU 2 Merrimack 7 [Bennett, Bobby] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan.
PU [Bennett, Bobby] Attack error by Aro, Jeremiah (from Bennett, Bobby). 3 Princeton 7
Merri 3 Merrimack 8 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
PU [Aro, Jeremiah] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Wagner, Kyle). 4 Princeton 8
Merri 4 Merrimack 9 [Lindstrom, Reece] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU [Werner, Andrew] Service error. 5 Princeton 9
Merri 5 Merrimack 10 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Kelly, Nolan).
PU 5 Merrimack 11 [Whitfield, Tristan] Attack error by Taschner, Blake (block by Bennett, Bobby; Mellon, Owen).
PU [Whitfield, Tristan] Service error. 6 Princeton 11
Merri [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Bennett, Bobby (from Kelly, Nolan). 7 Princeton 11
Merri 7 Merrimack 12 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
PU 7 Merrimack 13 [Kelly, Nolan] Service ace (Team).
PU [Kelly, Nolan] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Alviar, Roan). 8 Princeton 13
Merri 8 Merrimack 14 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Aro, Jeremiah (from Kelly, Nolan).
-- PU subs: Phelps, Jack.
PU 8 Merrimack 15 [Phelps, Jack] Kill by Werner, Andrew (from Alviar, Roan).
PU [Phelps, Jack] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece). 9 Princeton 15
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Aro, Jeremiah (from Kelly, Nolan). 10 Princeton 15
Merri 10 Merrimack 16 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Werner, Andrew (from Phelps, Jack).
PU 10 Merrimack 17 [Bennett, Bobby] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU [Bennett, Bobby] Service error. 11 Princeton 17
Merri 11 Merrimack 18 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Whitfield, Tristan (from Kelly, Nolan).
-- PU subs: Daste, Sebastian.
PU 11 Merrimack 19 [Aro, Jeremiah] Attack error by Taschner, Blake (block by Werner, Andrew; Whitfield, Tristan).
PU [Aro, Jeremiah] Service error. 12 Princeton 19
Merri [Lindstrom, Reece] Attack error by Aro, Jeremiah (from Daste, Sebastian). 13 Princeton 19
Merri 13 Merrimack 20 [Lindstrom, Reece] Service error.
PU 13 Merrimack 21 [Werner, Andrew] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).
PU [Werner, Andrew] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Lindstrom, Reece). 14 Princeton 21
Merri 14 Merrimack 22 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Aro, Jeremiah (from Daste, Sebastian).
PU [Whitfield, Tristan] Service error. 15 Princeton 22
Merri 15 Merrimack 23 [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece).
PU 15 Merrimack 24 [Daste, Sebastian] Service ace (Team).
PU [Daste, Sebastian] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Lindstrom, Reece). 16 Princeton 24
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Lindstrom, Reece). 17 Princeton 24
Merri 17 Merrimack 25 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Mellon, Owen (from Daste, Sebastian).