JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball matched up Tuesday evening against the Hunter College Hawks (18-7, 6-0 CUNYAC), dropping a three set affair (25-6, 25-9, 25-6) to close out their CUNYAC home slate inside York College Gymnasium. 

First-Set Breakdown

• After Hunter claimed the opening point, Nadaysia Nivar slammed home a kill to level the score for York.  
• The Hawks responded with four-straight points before Nivar stopped the run with a kill to slice York's deficit to three (5-2).  
• Leading 6-3, Hunter went up big with a 10-2 scoring spree to build a double-digit advantage.   
• Hunter closed out the set with nine unanswered points.

Second-Set Breakdown

• Both teams traded the first six points.
• Level at three, the Hawks utilized a 14-0 burst to lead 17-3.
• The Cardinals responded with some fight, taking five of the following six points to trim the deficit to 10 (18-8).
• Hunter regained momentum soon after, as an ace by Pearl Mensah capped off a 25-9 victory.

Third-Set Breakdown

• Buoyed by the serves of Natalie Polanco and Desiree Morales, Hunter took a commanding 18-2 advantage. 
• Keeping themselves alive, the Cardinals claimed four of the next eight points to make the score 22-6.
• Izabella Williams served two aces to seal the match at 25-6.  

Leading the Cardinals

• Nivar led the Cardinals with three kills, eleven total attacks, a dig, and a blocked shot. 
• Samantha Panameno finished with a team-high three assists.
• Andrea Wright tallied a block. 
• Shamonie Miller and Madison Plaza paced York with five digs each.

For Hunter

• Williams anchored Hunter with 14 points on eight kills and six aces to go along with six digs.
• Morales served up two aces to go along with nine digs and five kills.
• Kiara Abreu quarterback the Hawks offense with a game-high 19 assists.
• Tionna Moss recorded a match-high nine kills and 18 total attacks.

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals attacked at a rate of -.020 while the Hawks hit .361. Hunter finished with the edge in points (59-5), kills (38-3), aces (21-0), assists (33-3), and digs (43-18). However, York held the edge in blocks (2-0).  

Up Next
The Cardinals (2-11, 1-5 CUNYAC) return to the court Tuesday (Oct. 31) in a CUNYAC road affair against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (9-11, 3-3 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. inside West Quad Center Gymnasium.

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