JAMAICA, NY-- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball continued CUNYAC play on home court Tuesday evening, facing the Lehman College Lightning (13-7, 5-7 CUNYAC), ultimately falling in straight sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-11) from York College Gymnasium.

First Set Breakdown

• A kill from Lehman's Emmanuel Cochran leveled the score at 10.
• Trailing 12-11, York went on a 7-1 burst capped off by Stanley Sanchez's ace to lead 18-13.
• Three smackdowns from Oscar Calderon facilitated the Lightning's 10-1 blitz to go ahead by four (23-21).
• The Cardinals made a two-point deficit (23-21) before Lehman closed out a 25-21 result.

Second Set Breakdown

• Ahead 7-6, a pair of spikes by Calderon and Ray Rodriguez helped extend the Lightning's edge to seven (13-6).
• Lehman took a set-high nine-point advantage (17-8) following a Cardinal service error.
• Making the stanza close, a thunderous kill by Vincent Agokei closed out a 10-3 York stretch, trimming the margin to two (20-18).
• John Zerafa's ace pushed the Lightning's lead to five (23-18) before Cochran and Calderon combined for a block that sealed a 25-20 scoreline.

Third Set Breakdown

• Calderon's smackdown gave Lehman a 7-3 start.
• Two kills from Sebastian Gomez made it a one-point affair (7-6).
• Struggling to get points on the board, Alexis Ramirez's kill trimmed York's deficit to four (13-9). 
• Lehman responded by claiming the following 10 points to go ahead 23-9.
• Daylan Peralta's spike clinched a 25-11 decision. 

Leading the Cardinals

• Gomez totaled team-highs in kills (12) and aces (3) to go along with a solid defensive effort of 12 digs to post his third-career double-double.
• Ramirez and David Heyliger, Jr. both added five kills.
• Agokei recorded one solo block and four block assists.
• Sanchez orchestrated the offense with 27 kills and Ahmed Algendy scooped up a season-best 18 digs.

For Lehman

• Cochran tallied 11 kills and a trio of block assists. Calderon went for 10 kills and four block assists.
• Emmanuel Oladosu served a team-best three aces and Rodriguez smacked down six kills.
• Levi Rosario (16), Zerafa (11), and Rodriguez (10) combined for 37 digs.
• Zerafa facilitated the Lightning attack with 25 assists. 

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals accumulated 28 kills on 123 attacks (-.016 percentage), while Lehman produced 33 kills on a .178 rate. Additionally, the Lightning had the advantages in aces (5-4), assists (29-27), total blocks (7-6.5), and digs (53-49).

Up Next
The Cardinals (5-12, 3-8 CUNYAC) remain on home court Thursday (Mar. 27) to host CUNYAC foe Brooklyn College Bulldogs (11-14, 7-5 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium. Prior to opening serve, Ahmed Algendy (2023-25), David Heyliger, Jr. (2020, 2022, 2024-25), and Stanley Sanchez (2022-25) will be honored for their dedication to York Athletics with the annual Senior Day Ceremony.

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