Men's Volleyball Returns Home to Host #20 NJIT

Princeton (4-8) vs #20 NJIT (12-6)
Saturday, Mar. 21 | 4 p.m. | Dillon Gym
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton men's volleyball team will host #20 NJIT for an EIVA battle in Dillon Gym on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.

About the Tigers

Princeton is coming off a trip to California that saw the Tigers split a pair of ranked matchups, defeating #12 UC San Diego in a five-set thriller. The Tigers also dropped a contest to #17 CSUN.
The Tiger defense shined against UCSD, with Nolan Kelly making six blocks and nine digs for team-highs. Owen Mellon and Andrew Werner led on offense with 12 and nine kills apiece, respectively.
Before that, Mellon tallied a career high 25 kills against Dominican, marking his second of the season, first making 20 kills against #5 USC in January. He now averages 3.41 a set to rank third in the EIVA.
Kelly has been clutch for the Tigers, ranking third in the EIVA in digs with an average of 2.02 a set. He also ranks fifth in assists, tallying 8.05/s.
Princeton was picked to finish fourth in the EIVA preseason poll, with Mason Rice and Ryan Vena named players to watch.
Princeton kicked off preseason with a trip to Canada, where the Tigers took home two exhibition wins over McMaster and TMU.
Last year, the Tigers won the EIVA regular season championship. Ultimately, they fell to Penn State in the EIVA tournament finals.
The Tigers are led by Head Coach Sam Shweisky, in his 17th year. He is assisted by Joe Norton, in his third.

About NJIT

In its first meeting with NJIT this season in Newark in February, Princeton fell 3-1.
Since then, NJIT has been on a tear, winning four in a row and six of their last eight. The Highlanders were ranked 20th in the latest AVCA poll.
Wiktor Nowak leads NJIT in kills with 3.71 a set.
Daniel Latkowski has 0.95 blocks a set for a team-high.

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Nolan Kelly

Owen Mellon

Mason Rice

Ryan Vena

Andrew Werner