No. 17 Men's Volleyball Returns to Dillon Gym for Match Against NJIT

Friday, April 5

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

NJIT

No. 17 Men's Volleyball Returns to Dillon Gym for Match Against NJIT

April 03, 2024 | Men's Volleyball

No. 17 Princeton (10-10, 3-4 EIVA) vs. NJIT (9-13, 1-6 EIVA)
April 5th (Fri.) | 7:00 PM ET | Dillon Gym
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PRINCETON, NJ - The No.17 Princeton men's volleyball team is set to host NJIT this Friday, April 5th at Dillon Gym. This marks the Tigers' first home match since March 1st, when they faced George Mason. The match will be available via streaming on ESPN+. In their last meeting this season, the Tigers took down the Highlanders 3-1.

See the Tiger's full 2024 schedule here.

Series History vs. NJIT

30-6 against NJIT since the 2009 season
In their last matchup, the Tigers won 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 24-26, 25-15) on March 23, 2024
The Tigers are 11-2 at home against the Highlanders

Game Notes

The Tigers were ranked No. 17 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 fourth in the nation in team aces per set with 1.84 and a team total of 140 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 .697 aces per set and 53 total aces this season. The senior has 367 points with 4.83 points per set.
Ben Harrington is edging closer to achieving 1,000 career kills. Currently, the senior has amassed 948 kills, with three regular season matches and postseason remaining in 2024. If accomplished, the senior would achieve 1,000 career kills within a span of an impressive three seasons.
Nyherowo Omene is second on the Tigers in points this season with a total of 295.5 with 3.99 points per set.
Ben Harrington leads the Tigers with 288 kills on the season with 3.79 kills per set which ranks him 11th in the country. Omene has tallied 246 kills this season with 3.32 kills per set.
In blocks this season, Tristan Whitfield is at the forefront with a total of 56. Whitfield had a season high 7 kills against Loyola Chicago. Ben Harrington follows for the Tigers in blocks with a season total of 47.
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 569 with 9.64 assists per set, ranking him 14th in the country. Wedbush also commands a lead in digs this season, amassing a total of 109 and averaging 1.895digs per set. Matt Suh trails behind, recording 102 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 close out the regular season in Dillon Gym with a two-match series on Friday, April 12th and Saturday April 13th hosting Charleston. This will be the first time that these teams have met this season.