SPARKILL, N.Y. -  The Daemen University women's volleyball team picked up its third conference victory in a row with a 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 13-25, 25-21, 15-13) road win over St. Thomas Aquinas College this afternoon. The Wildcats improve to 7-10 and 3-1 in the ECC, while the Spartans drop to 3-12 and 0-3 in the conference.

The Wildcats wasted no time as they took a 3-0 lead in the opening set, but the Spartans tallied back-to-back points to cut the lead to 3-2. Both teams went back and forth for most of the set, only to find themselves tied at 14.  Daemen broke the tie as it put together an 8-0 run to go up 22-14, but STAC chipped away at the lead to tie the set at 24. The Wildcats used a kill and took advantage of a Spartan attack error to win the set 26-24 and take a 1-0 lead in the match.

Both teams found themselves tied seven times, with the most recent being at 12-12 in set two. STAC used an 8-3 run to grab a 20-15 lead, but the Wildcats clawed back into it to trail 21-19. Daemen was able to tie the set at 23 before STAC earned a 25-23 win, tying the match at one.

With the momentum on the Spartans' side, they jumped out to an 11-3 lead in set three.  The Wildcats were able to cut the lead to seven to trail 13-6, but STAC controlled the set to go on to win 25-13 and take a 2-1 lead in the match.

STAC looked to close things out in the fourth set as it took a 10-4 lead. Daemen was able to work its way back into the set as it trailed by two at 19-17. Both teams traded points to find themselves tied at 21, and after that, the Wildcats tallied the next four points straight to win 25-21 and tie the match.

Going into the fifth set, both teams exchanged points to open things up to end up tied 2-2 and then again at 5-5. Daemen used a 4-3 run to take a 9-8 lead, but STAC tied things off on a Wildcat error to knot the set at nine.  The Wildcats took control after that to win the set 15-13 off a 6-4 run and take the match 3-2.

Keira Mullen paced Daemen with 20 kills while hitting a .415 for the match. She added a team-leading 14 digs in the process. Teammate Avery Dole registered a team-high 24 assists and three aces.

Both Payton Gaylor and Amelia González each registered six block assists apiece.  González tallied the team's only solo block of the match.

The Wildcats are back in action tomorrow when they travel to Dobbs Ferry to face Mercy University at noon.