No. 10 Men's Volleyball Hosts Lincoln Memorial on Friday, Sacred Heart Saturday

Friday, February 9

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Lincoln Memorial

No. 10 Men's Volleyball Hosts Lincoln Memorial on Friday, Sacred Heart Saturday

February 07, 2024 | Men's Volleyball

No. 10 Princeton (6-3, 0-0 EIVA) vs. Lincoln Memorial University (5-2)
Feb. 9 (Fri.) | 7:00 PM ET | Dillon Gym
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No. 10 Princeton (6-3, 0-0 EIVA) vs. Sacred Heart University (3-6)
Feb. 10 (Sat.) | 4:00 PM ET | Dillon Gym
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PRINCETON, NJ - The No.10 Princeton men's volleyball team is set to host Lincoln Memorial University on Friday evening at Dillon Gym. The match is set to begin at 7:00 PM ET. The following afternoon, the Tigers will face the Sacred Heart University Pioneers in Dillon Gym for a 4:00 PM ET matchup. Both matches will be available for streaming on ESPN+.

See the Tiger's full 2024 schedule here.

Game Notes

The Tigers were ranked No. 10 in this week's AVCA National Poll. This marks the first time in program history that Princeton has been ranked in the top-ten. The team maintains a 6-3 record this season and tacked on back-to-back wins against ranked opponents No.10 Pepperdine and No.12 UCSB last week at home.
Sam Shweisky, who has coached the Tigers to 2 EIVA Championships and 6 EIVA Finals, enters his 15th season as head coach of the Princeton men's volleyball program. Shweisky is assisted by Ben Hancock along with Joe Norton in his first year.
The Tigers ranked No. 2 in the 2024 EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the AVCA National Preseason Poll.
Owen Mellon and Nyherowo Omene both were selected to the 2024 EIVA Players to Watch list.
Princeton is second in the nation in aces per set with 2.47 and a team total of 79 service aces.
Ben Harrington etched his name into the NCAA record books in the season opener against Queens University of Charlotte by breaking the single-match aces record. Notching 13 service aces in three sets, the senior beat the record of 11, which was accomplished four times in the rally scoring era. Harrington leads the country with .938 aces per set and 30 total aces this season. The senior has 139.5 points with 4.36 points per set.
Nyherowo Omene leads the Tigers in points this season with a total of 141.5 with 4.42 points per set which ranks him 11th in the nation. Omene also leads the team in kills this season with 117 and 3.66 kills per set which ranks him 12th in the nation. Ben Harrington follows with 99 kills on the season with 3.09 kills per set.
The first-year player Jameson Vaccaro had a breakout game against No. 12 UCSB tallying 13 kills on .381 hitting percentage, his collegiate best. Vaccaro put up 14 points in the match.
In blocks this season, Ryan Vena is at the forefront with a total of 27. Ben Harrington follows closely for the Tigers in blocks with a season total of 18.
Henry Wedbush leads the Tigers in assists thus far with 228. He ranks 13th in the nation with 9.50 assists per set. Wedbush also commands a lead in digs this season, amassing a total of 51 and averaging 2.13 digs per set, 13th in the nation. Matt Suh trails behind, recording 36 digs on the season thus far.
The incoming class for the 2024 season was named the VolleyballMag.com No. 9 ranked men's college recruiting class. The class notably consists of Tristan Whitfield, a VolleyballMag.com top 25 underclassmen to watch, three-time Conference Player of the Year and VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 recruit, and Jameson Vaccaro, a VolleyMag top 25 underclassmen to watch, VolleyballMag Fab 50 recruit, volleyball recruiter five-star recruit as well as two-time All-American athlete.
The Tigers return four 2023 All-EIVA team honorees with Ben Harrington, Henry Wedbush, Ryan Vena, and Nyherowo Omene.
Among the key returners for the Tigers are Ben Harrington and Henry Wedbush. Harrington is a two-time All-EIVA First Team player (2022/23) and he ranked third in the nation and led the EIVA in service aces per set (0.68) and total service aces (65). Wedbush is a 2023 All-EIVA Second Team Player and ranked third in the EIVA and first on the team in assists with 895 total and assists per set (9.42/set).

Last Season

The Tigers closed out the 2023 season ranked No. 15 following the teams' appearance in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) championship, where the Tigers finished as runners up in the 2023 tournament. Princeton concluded its previous season with 14 wins, a 6-2 record at home, and three wins over ranked opponents.
In 2023, the Tigers finished with a 14-12 record, 7-3 in EIVA play. Princeton competed in the 2023 EIVA Championships but lost to Penn State in the finals, 3-0.

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Up Next

The Princeton men's volleyball team will host Penn State in a two-match series at Dillon Gym on Feb. 16th (Fri.) and Feb. 17th (Sat.) at 7:00 PM. and 5:00 P.M.