NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball took to the court Thursday evening in a CUNYAC road doubleheader, falling to the Hunter College Hawks (14-5, 10-0 CUNYAC) in straight sets (25-9, 25-6, 25-6) in game one, and (25-7, 25-4, 25-3) in the second match from Hunter Sportsplex.

"The guys exceeded my expectations and played as hard as they could with their limited exposure to volleyball."-said head coach Anthony Reyes

Game 1: Hunter 3, York 0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-6)

How it Happened

• York went up 2-1 in the opening set, helped by a kill from Jaylen Campbell.
• Hunter responded with a 7-0 burst.
• A kill by Stanley Sanchez sliced Hunter's lead to six (11-5).
• The Hawks went on an 11-1 run, opening up a 22-6 first-set advantage.
• The teams split the final six points of the stanza.
• 11 consecutive points won on Jimmy Chang's serve opened up a 12-0 edge for Hunter in the second set.
• The Cardinals claimed four out of the next five points to make the score 13-4.
• A 12-2 spurt from Hunter ended the second period.
• Cooper Moran served up 14 straight points in the third set for Hunter. 
• Trailing 18-1, York won five of the final 12 points before the Hawks grabbed victory.

Leading the Cardinals

• Campbell paced York with three kills and the team's lone ace.
• Sanchez tallied a kill and three digs.
• Glenver Stuart added a kill and had a team-best 19 attack attempts.
• Ahmed Algendy handed out five assists.

For Hunter

• Chang paved the way with a match-leading seven kills and three aces.
• Moran quarterbacked the Hawks with a game-highs in aces (6) and assists (22).
• Andrew Estiverne chipped in five kills and three aces.
• Ted Kim also contributed five kills and three aces.

Inside the Box Score 
The Cardinals hit -.167 in the match and recorded five kills. Hunter attacked at a .383 rate and outplayed York in points (75-21), kills (27-5), assists (26-5), digs (24-8), aces (17-1), and block assists (2-0).

Game 2: Hunter 3, York 0 (25-7, 25-4, 25-3)

How it Happened

• Sanchez's kill got York off to a 1-0 start in set one.
• Hunter responded with a 10-1 run.
• The Hawks pushed their lead to 22-5 after winning eight of nine points later in the set.
• Marvin Mondesir served up an ace to cut York's deficit to 22-7 before Hunter sealed the first set.
• An attack error by Hunter leveled the second stanza at one.
• A 19-1 burst for the Hawks opened up a 20-2 edge.
• The Cardinals claimed two of the final six points in the set for a 25-4 final score.
• An attack error by Hunter made it 1-1 in the third period.
• Hunter then won 24 of the last 26 points in the last frame.

Leading the Cardinals

• Sanchez registered a team-leading two points after nailing down two kills to go along with three digs.
• Algendy scooped a team-best four digs and went for two assists and one kill to hit .143 (career-high).
• Mondesir served one ace to increase his team-leading total to four on the season.
• Stuart paced York with 13 attacks and added three digs.

For Hunter

• Sergio Aguado registered a match-leading 10 kills as part of his 12 points.
• David Lou also tallied 12 points, serving a match-high seven aces to go with nine digs.
• Moran distributed 21 assists to captain the Hawks on offense.
• Kim contributed eight kills.

Inside the Box Score
York finished the match hitting -.068, totaling a season-low six attacking errors.  
Hunter attacked at a rate of .623 and held the edge in points (53-4), kills (36-3), assists (32-3), aces (17-1) and digs (33-11).

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-6, 0-6 CUNYAC) return to the court Tuesday (Mar. 28) at 7 p.m. to face the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (7-12, 3-7 CUNYAC) in a CUNYAC home affair inside York College Gymnasium.

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