ARLINGTON, Va. - Michael Whitelock (Pittsburgh, Pa./Schenley) had seven kills while hitting .700 and Colin Vitale (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) added 11 digs to lead the Thiel College men's volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-18, 25-23 sweep over Marymount University in a Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) match Friday at the Verizon Sports Arena.

Thiel improved to 11-14 overall and 4-3 in the CVC, while the Saints of Marymount fall to 7-14 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

Matt Malloy and Bryce Ernsberger each had 11 kills for Marymount.

Kyle Turkalj (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) registered a team-high nine kills for Thiel, while Corey Hamilton (Meadville, Pa./Maplewood) and Zack Rombach (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding) tallied 15 and 14 assists, respectively.

The Saints held a 6-3 lead early in the first set before the Tomcats rattled off six straight points to open a 9-6 lead. Thiel was not threatened the rest of that set. The two sides were tied at 12-12 in the second set, with the Saints gaining a 15-13 edge with a kill by Ernsberger. The Tomcats responded with five unanswered points, highlighted by a double block by Whitelock and John Turner (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) to stake Thiel to an 18-15 advantage, a lead they never surrendered. The Tomcats again came back to tie the score in the third set, with a service ace by Whitelock knotting the score at 10-10. The two squads played evenly throughout the third, with Thiel finally putting the Saints away for good with a kill by Evan Proksell (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area).

The Tomcats return to the court Saturday, when they take on Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. The match is slated to begin at 3 p.m.