Men's Volleyball Tops CCNY, Falls to Hunter at CUNYAC Multi-Match
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. —The York College men's volleyball team swept the City College of New York 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 25-16) to extend its win streak to seven matches, before seeing that streak snapped in its second match of the day against Hunter College. The Cardinals lost a tough one in four sets by a score of 3-1 (28-26, 23-25, 25-18, 25-11).
With the split at the CUNYAC multi-match, York now stands at 14-5 overall and 5-1 in CUNY Athletic Conference action.
CCNY Recap
York got a big effort from sophomore standout
Edner Geffrard, who recorded a match-high ten kills with a hitting percentage of .563. But he was just as dominant on defense, recording nine blocks and 17 digs—both match highs as well.
Freshman
Avinash Thomas chipped in eight kills, 14 assists and five digs and junior
Leszek Stankiewicz finished with eight kills and a hitting percentage of .500. Sophomore
Jon Peter Sardea and Thomas split time at setter, recording 17 and 14 assists respectively. Junior Libero
Terrence Sutton was solid again on defense, registering 13 digs.
Hunter Recap
The Cardinals were hoping to extend its win streak against a Hunter team that has had its numbers over the past few years. However, a sloppy first set, where the Cardinals committed seven hitting errors, allowed the Hawks to squeak out a 28-26 win. York came back to even the score in the second set but the Hawks turned up their play in third and fourth sets to earn the win.
York got a match-high 15 kills from Stankiewicz and eight kills from sophomore
Sebastien Francois. Sardea and Thomas combined for 40 assists and
Edner Geffrard added seven kills and four blocks.
Hunter was led by Braien Otsla, who had 15 kills, and Moshood Jinad, who chipped in 12 kills. The Hawks improve to 4-7, 4-1 in the CUNYAC with the win.
York will have another tough task ahead, as they host Baruch College—who ranks tenth in the nation—on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. That game will also be televised on tape delay on Queens Public Television. Admission to the match is free so be sure to come out and watch two of the top teams in the CUNYAC battle it out.
