BROOKLYN --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball battled Thursday night, improving play throughout the match before falling in straight sets (25-9, 25-12, 25-17) to the Lehman College Lightning (9-3, 3-3 CUNYAC) in a CUNYAC showdown from APEX Arena. 

"The guys showed a lot of improvement from Tuesday overall. They were hitting and moving better and are progressing."-said head coach Anthony Reyes

How it Happened

• Lehman dominated offensively in the opening set, producing seven aces while scoring on nine of 11 attempts to hit .727 
• Two aces by Lehman's Andrew Figueroa closed out the first frame 25-9.
• The Lightning started strong in the second set with a 9-2 advantage.
• Stanley Sanchez's ace culminated a 5-1 burst for York, trimming Lehman's edge to three (10-7).
• Leading 15-11, Lehman won 10 of the final 11 points to win the second stanza.
• Trailing 8-2, the Cardinals won four consecutive points to cut the Lightning's lead to 8-6 in the third set.
• Ahead 15-12, Lehman racked off five straight to essentially put the match out of reach.
• An ace and a kill from Lehman's Christopher Gil helped close out the final period 25-17.

Leading the Cardinals

• Sanchez led the way for York with 6.5 points, totaling two aces, one block assist and four kills on 15 swings to hit .200.
• Jaylen Campbell produced 4.5 points of  four kills and a block assist while scooping eight digs. 
• Marvin Mondesir chipped in two aces, two kills and four digs.
• Glenver Stuart registered a match-high three block assists.
• Ahmed Algend dished out eight assists to move the Cardinal offense.
• Kalell Tajeddin added one service ace and a block assist.

For Lehman 

• Ray Rodriguez spearheaded the victory with a game-highs in digs (11) and kills (7).
• Gil tallied four kills, three aces, and three digs. 
• Figueroa chipped in with five aces and five digs.
• Chris Mata and Christian Agudo quarterbacked the offense, recording 11 and seven assists respectively.

Inside the Box Score

• York's attacking steadily improved, hitting .018 after swinging at a rate of -.143 in the first set.  The Cardinals owned the edge in blocks (6-2).
• Lehman finished the match hitting .230 and outplayed York in assists (23-10), aces (19-5) and digs (36-20).

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-2, 0-2 CUNYAC) open their home schedule Tuesday (Mar. 14) with a 7 p.m. CUNYAC tilt against the City College of New York Beavers (7-3, 2-3 CUNYAC) inside York College Gymnasium.

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