JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com)York College women's volleyball returned to action Monday evening against the Yeshiva University Maccabees (0-16), falling a four-set battle (25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) to close out their home slate inside York College Gymnasium. 

Prior to opening serve, seniors Cherub Autar (2022-23), Tyler Dazey (2023), Lissenny Florentino (2023), Alicia Gumbs (2023), Shamonie Miller (2018-19, 2022-23), Nadaysia Nivar (2019, 2021-23), Jachimma Onwuamaegbu (2023), and Andrea Wright (2022-23) were recognized for their dedication with York College Athletics with the annual Senior Day Ceremony.
 
First Set Breakdown

• Trailing 3-0, York answered with six-straight points on the serve of Samantha Panameno. 
• A 5-2 Yeshiva spurt leveled the score at eight. 
• York responded with a 5-1 burst to lead 13-9.
• Clawing back, a kill by Talia Finn cut Yeshiva's deficit to one (15-14).
• Trailing 18-14, the Maccabees utilized a 7-1 charge to obtain a 21-19 edge.
• Going back and forth, a kill by Nivar evened the score at 23 for York.
• Yeshiva claimed the first set at 25-23 following an ace from Moriah Berkovitch.

Second Set Breakdown

• Even at four, the Maccabees went on a 4-1 stretch to take an 8-5 advantage.
• Behind 9-6, a 6-1 run from the Cardinals put them ahead by two (12-10).
• Kills from Elle Ohayon, Charne Lesnoy, and Zoey Botnick helped give Yeshiva an 18-16 lead.
• Demonstrating resolve, the Cardinals closed out the set with a 9-4 spurt to even up the match.

Third Set Breakdown

• Kills by Nivar and Gumbs prevented Yeshiva from breaking away as they led 4-2.
• The Maccabees blitzed York for 13-consecutive points, extending their edge to 15 (17-2).
• The Cardinals attempted a comeback, as a 13-4 charge cut the deficit to six (21-15).
• Yeshiva grabbed the stanza at 25-15 via two kills from Finn.

Third Set Breakdown

• After falling behind 3-1, Yeshiva went on a 14-2 burst to take a 15-5 lead.
• Not giving up, facilitated by Gumbs' serve, the Cardinals secured eight straight to make the score 15-13.
• A seesaw rest of the period, York cut the deficit to one at 22-21, paving the way for a heart throbbing finish.
• Clutch kills by Wright helped keep the Cardinals within one point at 23-22 and 24-23, but Ohayon powered down the ultimate kill to seal the match.

Leading the Cardinals

• Miller paced the Cardinals with seven kills, 21 digs, and 34 total attacks.
• Nivar led York with eight points on six kills, one ace, and a block, to go along with 12 digs.
• Wright posted nine points (tied career-high) and a career-high six blocks while hitting .333.
• Panameno steered the Cardinals offense with a team-high 19 assists to go along with three aces while registering 13 digs to produce her third-career double-double.  
• Autar scooped a career-high 21 digs and served two aces.   
• Gumbs finished with four kills, two aces and 14 digs. 

For Albertus Magnus

• Finn totaled a match-best 12 kills, nine aces, and 55 total attacks, to go along with 24 digs.
• Ohayon added 11 kills, five aces, and a match-high 34 digs.
• Charne Lesnoy smacked down 9 kills.
• Zoey Botnick tallied four kills, two aces, and quarterbacked her team with 33 assists.

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals produced a season-high 104 digs and eight blocks.  York attacked at a rate of .006 while the Maccabees hit .059.  The Cardinals also dominated in blocks (8-0) while Yeshiva finished with the edge in points (64-39), kills (46-22), aces (18-9), assists (43-20), and digs (115-104).

Up Next
The Cardinals (2-14) finish off their 2023 schedule Thursday (Nov. 9) as they battle the Medgar Evers College Cougars (0-20) in a non-conference showdown starting at 6 p.m. from Cougars Cave.

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