(L-R) Nadaysia Nivar, Shamonie Miller
Joseph Gómez
0
York (NY) YCNY 0-1,0-0 CUNYAC
3
Winner SUNY Maritime MTIME 1-0,0-0 Skyline
York (NY) YCNY
0-1,0-0 CUNYAC
0
Final
3
SUNY Maritime MTIME
1-0,0-0 Skyline
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
York (NY) YCNY 16 14 4 (0)
SUNY Maritime MTIME 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

@yorkcardinals Women’s Volleyball begins campaign at Maritime

York College returns to the court Saturday (Sept. 9) in a CUNYAC road tri-match against John Jay College and Medgar Evers College

THROGGS NECK, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball opened the 2023 campaign Wednesday evening, falling in straight sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-4) to the Maritime College Privateers (1-0) in a non-conference matchup from Reisenberg Gymnasium.

"Shamonie Miller and Alicia Gumbs led our charge with solid defense. Cherub Autar had a strong performance setting and distributing the ball to Nadaysia Nivar. Andrea Wright played aggressively at the net. We are an up and coming team with a lot of positive energy and with a few more practices we will start to gel as a team."-said head coach Mario Tang

How it Happened
  • The Privateers jumped out to a quick 7-1 first-set lead.
  • York closed the gap to 10-7 following two straight aces from Madison Plaza.
  • Trailing 15-9, a 5-1 charge from the Cardinals cut the score to 16-14. 
  • Maritime finished the set on a 9-2 run, capped off by five consecutive points on Victoria Cordero's serve.
  • The Cardinals claimed the first two points of the second stanza.
  • Five unanswered points from the Privateers gave them a 5-2 edge.
  • Leading 11-7, a 9-3 burst punctuated by a Cordero ace pushed Maritime's lead to 20-10. The Privateers won five of the next nine points to claim the second set.
  • An ace by Alicia Gumbs gave York a 1-0 start in the third frame. 
  • York maintained a deficit of 4-3, the closest they stood in the set.
  • The Privateers mounted a 21-1 burst to close out the match.
Leading the Cardinals
  • Shamonie Miller paced York with team-bests in points (4), kills (4), and total attacks (19). The senior also totaled three digs.
  • Nadaysia Nivar chipped in with two kills and three digs. 
  • Cherub Autar tallied two kills and contributed a team-high four assists and four digs.  
  • Gumbs served a team-leading three aces in her York volleyball debut.
  • Plaza added two aces in her debut.
For Maritime 
  • Jessica Mele finished with game-highs in points (11), kills (6), aces (5), and digs (7) to lead the Privateers.
  • Ashley Pavarani followed with five kills, three aces, and 10 assists.
  • Erica Pagano matched Pavarani with 10 assists to go along with two kills and two aces.
  • Diana Rodriguez and Olivia Banach each recorded four points while Cordero tallied three. 
Inside the Box Score
  • York attacked at a rate of -.190 while the Privateers hit .200. Maritime held the advantage in kills (20-9), aces (18-5), assists (20-8), and digs (16-12). 
Up Next
The Cardinals (0-1) remain on the road Saturday (Sept. 9) to face the John Jay College Bloodhounds (1-1) and Medgar Evers College Cougars (0-0) in a CUNYAC tri-match starting at 1 p.m. inside Cougars Cave. 

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