The Saint Vincent College men's volleyball team welcomed Thiel College to the Robert S. Carey Student Center. The Bearcats fell to the Tomcats, 3-1.
 
In the opening set, Thiel jumped out to an early 6-2 but SVC rallied back with a 5-0 run capped off by a kill from Collin Neville. The Tomcats regained the lead with the Bearcats only trailing two points at max. Down 15-14, Saint Vincent rattled of four-straight points including two aces from Neville.
 
The Bearcats were two points away from winning the set (23-20), but Thiel won the next two to pull within one. After exchanging points, Neville sealed the set victory with a kill to win 25-23.
 
The second set saw the Tomcats jump out to a 15-5 lead and cruise to the 25-15 set win. In the third, it was SVC that captured the early 10-4 lead. Thiel came back to tie the set at 11 before going on a 9-2 run to gain a 19-13 advantage. Thiel eventually won the set, 25-15.
 
In the fourth, the Tomcats once again took an early lead (10-6) but Saint Vincent slowly clawed back and tied the set at 13. After both sides traded points until Thiel gained a 21-17 lead. The Tomcats went on to win four of the final five points to win the set, 25-19, and the match, 3-1.
 
Neville led the team with 13 kills while Mitchell Niderstros added 10 kills. Joshua Canty assisted on 14 points along with Matthew Furrer. Niderstros led the defense with nine digs.
 
Saint Vincent (0-13) will travel to Greenville, Pennsylvania to face the Tomcats on Saturday, March 14. Start time is 3 p.m.