No. 15 Men's Volleyball Takes Road Trip to No. 19 George Mason

Saturday, March 30

Fairfax, Va.

5:00 PM

Princeton University

George Mason

No. 15 Men's Volleyball Takes Road Trip to No. 19 George Mason

March 27, 2024 | Men's Volleyball

No. 15 Princeton (10-9, 3-3 EIVA) vs. No. 19 George Mason (13-7, 3-2 EIVA)
Mar. 30th (Sat.) | 5:00 PM ET | EagleBank Arena
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PRINCETON, NJ - No.15 Princeton men's volleyball is set to travel to Fairfax, Virginia this Saturday, March 30th to face EIVA opponent No. 19 George Mason at the EagleBank Arena. The match will be available via streaming on ESPN+. In their last meeting this season, the Tigers took down the Patriots in straight sets 3-0.

See the Tiger's full 2024 schedule here.

Series History vs. George Mason

20-18 against George Mason since the 2005 season
In their last matchup, the Tigers won 3-0 (25-18, 23-20, 25-23) on March 1, 2024
The Tigers are 9-10 on the road against the Patriots

Game Notes

The Tigers were ranked No. 15 in this week's AVCA National Poll.
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 ranked second in the nation in team aces per set with 1.90 and a team total of 135 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 .718 aces per set and 51 total aces this season. The senior has 342.5 points with 4.82 points per set.
Ben Harrington is edging closer to achieving 1,000 career kills. Currently, the senior has amassed 927 kills, with four regular season games and postseason matches remaining in 2024.
Nyherowo Omene is second on the Tigers in points this season with a total of 282.5 with 4.09 points per set.
Ben Harrington leads the Tigers with 267 kills on the season with 3.76 kills per set which ranks him 11th in the country. Omene has tallied 234 kills this season with 3.39 kills per set.
In blocks this season, Tristan Whitfield is at the forefront with a total of 54. Whitfield had a season high 7 kills against Loyola Chicago. Ben Harrington follows for the Tigers in blocks with a season total of 39.
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.
Henry Wedbush leads the Tigers in assists thus far with 518 with 9.59 assists per set, ranking him 16th in the country. Wedbush also commands a lead in digs this season, amassing a total of 102 and averaging 1.89 digs per set. Matt Suh trails behind, recording 92 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 return to Dillon Gym on Friday, April 5th to host NJIT for a 7:00 PM match