JAMAICA, NY --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball closed out their home schedule Tuesday evening with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-11) CUNYAC loss against the City College of New York Beavers (12-6, 7-5 CUNYAC) on Senior Day inside York College Gymnasium. Prior to opening serve, seniors
Mambe Koureissi (2018-20, 2022),
Shawn Nemoto (2018-20, 2022) and
Anthony Nazario, Jr. (2019-20, 2022) were recognized for their dedication to York Athletics with the annual Senior Day Ceremony.
Gallery: (3-29-2022) (M) Volleyball Senior Day vs. CCNY
The Cardinals kept it close in the opening set until CCNY scored nine-straight points to take control with a 17-6 lead. York answered with a 7-3 spurt but were unable to push past CCNY. Jeffrey Celis set the tone by serving four aces during CCNY's 8-0 run to open the second stanza. York took an early 3-1 advantage in the third set for its lone lead of the match. CCNY responded with seven-unanswered points as part of an 18-4 scoring spree to go up 19-7.
David Heyliger, Jr. combined three kills, 1.5 blocks and one ace to lead York with 5.5 points. On the defensive front, Heyliger, Jr. also contributed a match-high six digs. Nazario Jr. handed out four assists while
Jamie Haskell threw down two kills.
Xhulio Myftari paced CCNY to victory with match-highs of 16 points and 11 kills as Celis dished 18 assists and served 15 of the Beavers' 24 aces.
In the end, York finished with six kills on 37 swings to register a -.270 attacking percentage. CCNY outplayed the Cardinals in points (51-9), kills (23-6), assists (22-4), aces (24-1), blocks (4-2), digs (13-9) and attacking percentage (.349 / -.270).
Up Next
The Cardinals (0-14, 0-10 CUNYAC) travel Thursday (Mar. 31) for a CUNYAC battle against the John Jay College Bulldogs (8-11, 6-5 CUNYAC) at 7 p.m. inside The Doghouse.
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