BROOKLYN --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com)York College men's volleyball opened their 2024 campaign Thursday evening against the Pratt Institute Cannoneers (1-1), falling in straight sets (25-10, 25-16, 25-14) in a non-conference showdown from Pratt Arc.
First Set Breakdown
- The Cannoneers scored the first three points of the match.
- Battling back, a mini 5-3 spurt by York made the score 6-5.
- Pratt went on an extended 13-2 burst to lead by 12 (19-7).
- A kill by Pratt's Jason Raymond helped close out a 25-10 set victory.
Second Set Breakdown
- Trailing 6-2, two kills by York's David Heyliger, Jr. helped spark a 6-2 blitz to level the score at eight.
- Five Cannoneer kills helped spark an 8-2 scoring spree to take 16-10 edge.
- The Cardinals responded with a 4-0 run to trim the deficit to two (16-14).
- Buckling down, Pratt closed out the stanza by winning nine of the final 11 points for a 25-16 scoreline.
Third Set Breakdown
- York claimed the first three points.
- Stanley Sanchez's kill for the Cardinals tied the set at eight.
- Leading 14-11, Pratt pulled away with a 11-3 burst to claim the match. .
Leading the Cardinals
- Making his return to the men's volleyball program, Heyliger, Jr. totaled team-highs in kills (6), total attacks (20), and digs (6).
- Alexis Ramirez debuted with two kills and four digs.
- Sanchez and Glenver Stuart both contributed three digs.
- Ahmed Algendy added five digs and set up the Cardinal attack with eight assists.
For Pratt
- Raymond spiked down nine kills while attacking 14 times to go along with four aces.
- Joji Kawamura compiled a team-best seven aces and six digs.
- Wallace Hallot, Brooks Reid, and Max Wang all accumulated five points.
- Reid paced the attack with a match-leading 17 assists.
Inside the Box Score
York attacked at a rate of -.125 while the Cannoneers hit .125. Pratt controlled the pace of play in kills (23-9), total attacks (64-40), aces (18-0), and assists (20-8), while the Cardinals finished with the edge in digs (25-16).
Up Next
The Cardinals (0-1) return to the court next Friday (Feb. 9) with a home-opening non-conference matchup against the University of Valley Forge Patriots (1-0). First serve is set for 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.
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