NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball opened their road slate Sunday with a battle against the Yeshiva University Maccabees (2-1), losing in straight sets (25-13, 25-10, 25-17) in a non-conference matchup inside Baruch College's ARC Arena. 

First Set Breakdown

• Yeshiva raced off to an 8-1 lead.
• Settling into the set, the Cardinals cut it to a five-point (10-5) deficit after kills by Jasmine Vega and Jeana Clemons.
• The Maccabees responded with a 5-0 run to push their advantage to 10 (15-5).
• A pair of kills by York's Samantha Panameno made it 16-8 before Yeshiva tacked on five more points to make it a 21-8 scoreline.
• Despite losing 25-13, the Cardinals spread the offensive attack around, getting kills from Clemons, Jasmine Dias, Jachimma Onwuamaegbu, and Madison Plaza with their final five points.

Second Set Breakdown

• The Maccabees jumped out to a 6-0 edge.
• A smackdown from Clemons cut the lead to five (8-3).
• Pulling away, four-consecutive Maccabee aces from Candace Villavicencio made the scoreline 15-4.
• The Cardinals were unable to get much closer as Yeshiva claimed the stanza 25-10.

Third Set Breakdown

• A pair of kills by Plaza helped York get out to an early 3-2 advantage.
• Yeshiva scored five unanswered points to go up 7-3.
• Inching their way back, the Cardinals went on a mini 4-0 burst to level the score at 11.
• Buoyed by Shany Elmaleh's four aces, the Maccabees blitzed York with a 10-1 spurt, taking a 21-12 lead.
• Talia Finn's kill closed out the match for Yeshiva.

Leading the Cardinals

• Clemons, Plaza, and Onwuamaegbu each recorded four kills.
• Panameno paced the team with three aces, a match-leading nine digs, and 12 assists. 
• Onwuamaegbu smacked down the lone block.
• Simranjit Kaur served a pair of aces.

For Yeshiva

• Elle Ohayon paced the Maccabees with a match-best nine kills and 16 total attacks to go along with four aces. 
• Finn added seven kills on 15 swings and also served four aces. 
• Elmaleh orchestrated the attack with 17 assists in combination with a match-high eight aces.
• Ashley Botnick scooped up eight digs.

Inside the Box Score
York hit a stout .115 on 52 attacks, while Yeshiva attacked at a rate of .333 on 54 swings. The Maccabees also grabbed the advantage in points (75-40), kills (23-16), aces (26-7), and assists (23-15), while both squads each totaled 26 digs.

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-2) return to home court Thursday (Sept. 12) for a non-conference matchup against the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers (0-0) starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.

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