JAMAICA, NY-- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball served up their CUNYAC home slate Tuesday evening with a hard-fought battle against the Hunter College Hawks (8-6, 4-0 CUNYAC). The teams traded leads throughout the match, but the Cardinals ultimately fell short in a 27-25, 25-11, 25-18 defeat inside York College Gymnasium.

First Set Breakdown

• Hunter got off to a 3-0 start after points from Wyatt Kotuk and Jon Pflueger.
• The Cardinals leveled the score (3-3) with an ace by Alexis Ramirez.
• Both squads split the next 30 points, as a kill from York's Sebastian Gomez made it 18 a piece.
• Ramirez's ace to push the score to 21-19 was the first time the Cardinals held a two-point advantage.
• Another Gomez spike gave York two set points (24-22).
• A pair of Pflueger aces put the Hawks up 25-24, and smackdowns from Ahmed Mohamed and Kyle Foley sealed a 27-25 result.

Second Set Breakdown

• Foley's kill capped off a 10-5 blitz.
• George Lucas' spike extended the margin to double-digits (18-8).
• Mohamed served three aces late on to facilitate a 25-11 Hunter victory. 

Third Set Breakdown

• Leading 7-5, Mohamed tallied another trio of aces to give the Hawks a six-point edge (11-6).
• Going back and forth, Hunter pushed its advantage to eight (22-14) 
• A 4-0 spurt from the Cardinals trimmed the deficit to four (22-18).
• The Hawks claimed the final three points for a 25-18 decision. 

Leading the Cardinals

• Gomez starred for the Cardinals, attacking at a clip of .448 with 17 kills on 29 swings. The freshman sensation has reached double-digit kills in all 11 matches, including seven contests with 15 or more kills.
• David Heyliger, Jr. followed with eight kills.
• Ramirez chipped in with four kills (.429%) and led York with two aces and five digs. 
• Stanley Sanchez moved York's offense with 27 assists.
• Ian McIntosh totaled two kills and the team's lone block.   
• Vincent Agokei added two kills.

For Hunter

• Hunter was led by a pair of 16.5 point performances from Mohamed and Pflueger.
• Mohamed posted nine kills (.615%), six aces, and three blocks, while Pflueger went for nine kills (.692%), five aces, and 2.5 blocks.
• Foley contributed seven kills (.462%) and four aces.
• Wesley Stubbs dished out 27 assists.

Inside the Box Score
Hunter smacked down 33 kills on a .475 attack percentage, while the Cardinals managed a .308 swing rate on 33 kills as well. Additionally, the Hawks had the edge in points (59-37), aces (19-3), total blocks (13-1), and assists (31-29). Defensively, York scooped up 19 digs to Hunter's 13. 

Up Next
The Cardinals (3-8, 1-4 CUNYAC) travel Thursday (Mar. 6) for a CUNYAC road matchup against the Medgar Evers College Cougars (0-7, 0-4 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. inside Cougars Cave.

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