JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball returned home Thursday evening for a non-conference encounter against the Rosemont College Ravens (2-15), falling in straight sets (25-23, 25-18, 25-9) inside York College Gymnasium.
 
First Set Breakdown

• After a back-and-forth opening, both squads were knotted at nine after 18 points. 
• Taking command, Rosemont utilized an 11-2 burst to lead 20-11.
• Roaring back, helped by a pair of kills from Jachimma Onwuamaegbu and a couple of aces by Madison Plaza, the Cardinals trimmed the deficit to one (22-21).
• Clinging to a 24-23 advantage, the Ravens closed out the stanza via a kill by Fiona Hyland.

Second Set Breakdown

• A pair of smackdowns by Maritza Ortega Ramirez helped York to an early 4-1 edge.
• Trailing 7-5, Rosemont scored five unanswered points to go up 10-7.
• The Cardinals responded with a 4-0 charge to lead 11-10.
• A service ace from York's Jasmine Dias gave confidence to the squad with a two-point advantage (15-13).
• Buoyed by Pearl Smith's trio of aces, the Ravens went on a 7-0 outburst to claim a five-point scoring margin (20-15).
• Rosemont controlled the rest of the stanza to a 25-18 result.

Third Set Breakdown

• Kills by Onwuamaegbu and Jasmine Vega got the Cardinals to within one (5-4).
• Putting the match out of reach, the Ravens blitzed York by scoring 16 of the following 17 points to lead 21-5.
• Onwuamaegbu and Vega's smackdowns gave the Cardinals hope before Rosemont closed out the period at 25-9.

Leading the Cardinals

• Onwuamaegbu paced the team with career-bests in points (7), kills (6) and total attacks (20).
• Plaza and Simranjit Kaur both served two aces.
• Ortega Ramirez tacked on three kills and a team-leading 13 digs.
• Vega scooped up 11 digs, and Samantha Panameno tallied a York-best nine assists.

For Rosemont

• Shenan Jackson had a match-high nine points (five kills, four aces) to go along with double-digit digs (11).
• Both Smith and Maria Harrison (six kills and two aces) notched eight points. 
• Hyland smacked down six kills and orchestrated the offense with 18 assists.
• Jana Ehnot controlled the defensive effort with 15 digs.

Inside the Box Score
York hit -.079 on a season-high 101 attacks, while Rosemont attacked at a rate of .127 on 102 swings. The Ravens also claimed the edge in points (46-23), kills (29-15), (15-6), and assists (24-13).

Up Next
The Cardinals (1-11) travel Saturday (Oct. 19) for a non-conference tri-match against the Albertus Magnus College Falcons (9-10) and the St. Joseph's University Brooklyn Bears (10-6) starting at 11 a.m. from Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center in New Haven, Connecticut.

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