BROOKLYN, NY-- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball closed out their 2025 regular season Thursday evening in an offensive masterpiece against the Medgar Evers College Cougars (0-18, 0-14 CUNYAC), posting a season-best 29 kills in a straight-set triumph (25-10, 25-10, 25-5) from Cougars Cave.  

The victory added to York's five league wins, securing the No. 6 seed for next week's CUNYAC Championship. The Cardinals will travel to take on the third-seeded Brooklyn College Bulldogs (13-14, 9-5 CUNYAC) on Tuesday (Apr. 8) at 6 p.m. inside the West Quad Center Gymnasium. York (7-15, 5-9 CUNYAC) returns to the postseason for the first time since 2016, when the team made a run to the semifinals.

First Set Breakdown

• Level at one, two aces from David Heyliger, Jr. and Alexis Ramirez keyed a 13-2 burst to go ahead 14-3.
• An ace from Sebastian Gomez extended York's edge to 15 (19-4).
• Medgar Evers trimmed it to 12 (20-8) after a spike from Nkosi Fraser.
• Alexis Ramirez's smackdown sealed a 25-10 scoreline.

Second Set Breakdown

• York blitzed the Cougars for an 8-2 start.
• Medgar Evers responded with a 6-1 spurt to make it a 9-8 contest.
• A trio of aces from Ian McIntosh facilitated a 7-0 Cardinal scoring spree to lead 16-8.
• Five kills and two aces helped York close out a 25-10 result.

Third Set Breakdown

• Ahead 5-2, York hit the Cougars with a fastball, going on a 15-0 stretch to take a 20-2 advantage. Iteoluwakiisi Adegboye's ace capped off the run. 
• Gomez clinched the match with a kill at 25-5.

Leading the Cardinals

• Heyliger, Jr. dominated proceedings with match-bests in kills (13) and digs (5). The senior also served up eight aces.
• Adegboye turned in a career-best nine aces to go along with four kills.
• Gomez orchestrated an all-around match with five kills, five aces, and six assists. 
• Ramirez (4) and McIntosh (3) combined for seven aces.
• Stanley Sanchez added 22 dimes to his ledger.

For Medgar Evers

• Fraser, Malik Williams, and Jose Janvier each recorded one kill.
• Janvier and Fraser had the Cougars' only aces.
• Taosif Elahi contributed two assists.
• Shabbir Ahmed scooped up a team-leading four digs.

Inside the Box Score
York smacked down 31 kills on a season-high .469 percentage. Additionally, the Cardinals owned the edge in aces (29-2), assists (29-2), and digs (12-9), while both squads each had one solo block.  

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