Princeton University Athletics
Wednesday, April 22
University Park, PA
4:30 PM
Princeton University
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No. 3 George Mason (EIVA Quarterfinals)
Tigers Set to Face No. 3 George Mason in EIVA Quarterfinals
April 21, 2026 | Men's Volleyball
No. 6 Princeton (7-14) vs. No. 3 George Mason (20-9)
Wednesday, April 22 | 4:30 p.m. | University Park, Pa.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Beginning its postseason journey, the No. 6-seeded Princeton men's volleyball team will take on the No. 3 seed, George Mason, in the EIVA quarterfinals on Wednesday. With No. 1 Penn State hosting, the first serve is set for 4:30 p.m. in Rec Hall.
About The Tigers
About George Mason
Wednesday, April 22 | 4:30 p.m. | University Park, Pa.
Live Stats | B1G+ (Free for EIVA matches)
PRINCETON, N.J. – Beginning its postseason journey, the No. 6-seeded Princeton men's volleyball team will take on the No. 3 seed, George Mason, in the EIVA quarterfinals on Wednesday. With No. 1 Penn State hosting, the first serve is set for 4:30 p.m. in Rec Hall.
About The Tigers
- Princeton punched its ticket to Happy Valley with a series sweep over Harvard on the road this weekend. The Tigers took a five-set win on Friday, with Owen Mellon making a career-high 26 kills, before closing out with a 3-0 win on Saturday.
- With Tristan Whitfield hitting .571 with two solo blocks and seven block assists, he was named EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
- Mellon was named to the First Team All-EIVA and Whitfield was named to the Second Team All-EIVA on Tuesday.
- Princeton, 3-9 in league play, finished sixth in the standings to make the EIVA tournament.
- Earlier this season, Princeton picked up a ranked win over #12 UC San Diego in a five-set thriller. The Tiger defense shined against UCSD, with 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.
- Mellon leads the Tigers in kills, averaging 3.45 a set and 3.93 points a set for fifth in the EIVA in both.
- Kelly has been clutch for the Tigers, ranking second in the EIVA in digs with an average of 2.06 a set. He also ranks fifth in assists, tallying 8.38/s.
- Whitfield's 1.03 blocks a set rank fourth in the EIVA.
- Princeton was picked to finish fourth in the EIVA preseason poll, with Mason Rice and Ryan Vena named players to watch.
- 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 George Mason
- George Mason, who finishes 8-4 in the league, enters the EIVA tournament seeded third after dropping two contests to No. 1 Penn State last weekend.
- Aidan Weltin is second in the EIVA in kills, averaging 3.76.
- Alexander Lilie's 1.01 blocks a set rank fifth in the league.
- George Mason swept the Tigers in both games in Fairfax this season, winning 3-1 in game one and 3-2 in game two.
- Princeton is 22-26 all-time against the Patriots.
- The two sides met in last year's EIVA Tournament, which saw Princeton win 3-1 in the semis to advance to the championship match.
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