UNIVERSITY PARK –Gaige Gabriel hit .571 with 10 kills, four blocks, one ace, and a dig to lead No. 13 Penn State to a 25-19, 25-20, 25-14 sweep over St. Thomas Aquinas in a non-conference men’s volleyball match Thursday at Rec Hall.

The Nittany Lions improved to 3-0 on the season while the Spartans dropped to 1-3.

It was a balanced attack from Penn State, which had four players finish with six or more kills while using two setters.

Jaxon Herr started and played the first two sets, finishing with 26 assists while guiding the team to .440 hitting. Michael Schwob played the final set and tallied nine assists as the Nittany Lions hit .438.

Sean Harvey followed Gabriel with nine kills while hitting .615. Harvey had a strong night at the service line with three aces to go along with his five blocks and three digs.

Owen Rose was perfect on the attack with six kills on six swings in addition to his one block, while Mathew Luoma added eight kills with two aces and two blocks.

Thursday marked the first-ever meeting between Penn State and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Penn State continues its homestand on Saturday at 7 p.m. at it plays host to Lewis College out of Illinois.