Friday, January 31
Princeton, N.J.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
vs
FDU
No. 18 Princeton Continues Homestand with FDU on Friday
January 30, 2025 | Men's Volleyball
Princeton vs FDU
January 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Dillon Gym
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PRINCETON, N.J. – After going 2-0 at home last weekend, the no. 18 Princeton men's volleyball team returns to Dillon Gym for a match against FDU on Friday, January 31st, with the first serve set for 7 p.m.
About the Tigers
About FDU
January 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Dillon Gym
Live Stats | ESPN+
PRINCETON, N.J. – After going 2-0 at home last weekend, the no. 18 Princeton men's volleyball team returns to Dillon Gym for a match against FDU on Friday, January 31st, with the first serve set for 7 p.m.
About the Tigers
- Princeton captured a win against Saint Francis on Friday, 3-2 (25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-12), before going on to sweep Queens on Sunday, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-20).
- First-year Mason Rice led the squad with 48 kills on the week, with just five errors on 49 total attempts. He also added two aces, two assists, nine digs and two blocks. Rice now leads the Tigers and ranks sixth in the EIVA with a .333 hitting percentage.
- Senior Nyherowo Omene also had a strong week, recording 24 kills and a hitting percentage of .409. Omene, who leads the EIVA in total career aces, added two last week, in addition to 10 digs and a solo block.
- Henry Wedbush totaled 69 assists last week, also adding five kills, one ace, 12 digs and two blocks. He now leads the Tigers and ranks sixth in the EIVA, averaging 8.28 a set.
- Omene leads Princeton, averaging 3.94 kills a set which also puts him at fourth in the league. Rice is behind him, averaging 3.53 for eighth in the EIVA.
- Omene has also become a career leader in kills, currently ranking 33rd nationally with 766 total.
- Defensively, first-year libero Roan Alviar leads Princeton in digs, averaging 1.94 per set with 33 total after adding 17 last week. He now ranks fourth in the EIVA.
- The Tigers were picked to finish fourth in the EIVA preseason standings. Princeton was also ranked 18th in the latest AVCA poll.
- Omene and Wedbush were named to the 2025 EIVA Players to Watch list. Both seniors were named to the All-EIVA First Team at the conclusion of last season.
- Joining the Tiger squad this year are five newcomers in the class of 2025, including Alviar, Ambrose Engling, Rice, Kevin Yang and Ethan Wells.
- First-years Alviar and Engling were named to the 2025 VolleyballMag Boys Fab 50 list.
- Princeton ended the 2024 season with a trip to the EIVA quarterfinals and an AVCA ranking of 18 in the final coaches' poll. The Tigers went 12-12 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
- Tristan Whitfield was named the 2024 EIVA Freshman of the Year. Now entering his sophomore season, Whitfield led the EIVA in blocks last year with 80.0 while also recording 23 digs, 65 kills (1.08 per set), and six service aces.
- In 2023, Wedbush led the Tigers in assists with 732, also recording a team-best 131 digs. Wedbush also notched a third-best 25 service aces on the season.
- Omene was also among the leaders for Princeton in three stat categories last season, recording a second-best 311 kills and 36 service aces while notching a fourth-best 77 digs.
- The Tigers are led by Sam Shweisky, who has coached the Tigers to 2 EIVA Championships and 6 EIVA Finals. Shweisky is in his 16th year as head coach of the Princeton men's volleyball program, and he is assisted by Joe Norton in his second year.
About FDU
- FDU is 3-1 on the season so far, most recently coming off a sweep of Roberts Wesleyan this weekend.
- The Knights also picked up a win this season over EIVA rival Sacred Heart, 3-2.
- Jamal Ellis Carballo leads the Knights with 3.60 kills per set, while Jose Angarita leads in assists, averaging 9.92/s.
- Defensively, Grady Hoffman leads with 2.20 digs per set, while Dylan McFadden averages 2.19 with 9.0 blocks to his credit.
- Princeton holds the 3-0 advantage in the series with FDU, with the most recent meeting between the two sides in Hackensack last March with a 3-2 Princeton win.
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