Helmi opened his collegiate career with a .287 hitting percentage (80-34-160), and averages of 3.64 kills and 0.73 aces per set to help the Cardinals to a 4-2 record. In a five-set marathon versus Mount Saint Vincent (Jan. 22), he put down a season-high 27 kills on .385 hitting. Helmi followed up that performance later that afternoon versus Cooper Union, hitting .579 (13-2-19) in the match.