PATCHOGUE, NY--- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball continued non-conference action Saturday afternoon with a road matchup against the Saint Joseph's University (L.I.) Golden Eagles (5-0), falling in straight sets (25-7, 25-11, 25-6) inside Danzi Athletic Center.
First Set Breakdown
- Saint Joseph's raced out to an early 6-1 advantage.
- Zia Lefebvre's kill got the Cardinals off in the point column, maintaining the five-point (9-4) deficit.
- A pair of aces from Luciana D'Ambrosio keyed a 6-0 burst from the Golden Eagles, extending their edge to 11 (15-4).
- Five consecutive smackdowns from St. Joseph's sealed a 25-7 scoreline.
Second Set Breakdown
- Kills by Lefebvre and Jaymie Mateo authored a 2-1 lead for York.
- Sarah Montefusco's kill capped off an 8-0 run by the Golden Eagle to make it 9-2.
- Makayla Hiller's spike gave Saint Joseph's its first double-digit advantage (13-3).
- An ace from Samantha Lund stretched the margin to 13 (20-7).
- Nina Vanderhoof clinched the stanza (25-11) with a kill of her own.
Third Set Breakdown
- The Golden Eagles claimed the first eight points.
- A Cardinal attack error made it 14-1.
- Olivia Baumann's ace (25-6) finished the match off in wire-to-wire fashion.
Leading the Cardinals
- Mateo notched a team-leading five kills (.250 %).
- Lefebvre added three kills and two assists.
- Samantha Panameno distributed four assists and contributed defensively with five digs.
- Jasmine Dias scooped up a team-high six digs.
- Simranjit Kaur (3) and Madison Plaza (2) combined for five digs.
For Saint Joseph's
- Vanderhood and Iya Tabada both recorded a match-best six kills.
- Alison Tsororos and Sarah Hansen smacked down five kills each.
- Lund (12), Lauren Goss (9), and Sarah Meininger (8) accumulated 29 assists.
- Montefusco had a match-leading nine digs.
Inside the Box Score
York generated eight kills on 67 swings (-.119 %), while the Golden Eagles attacked at a .403 rate across 72 attacks (38 kills) St. Joseph's also produced 53 points, 33 assists, 12 aces, six block assists, and had a 39-22 advantage in digs.
Up Next
The Cardinals (2-5, 0-1 CUNYAC) continue CUNYAC competition Tuesday (Sept. 23) with a road meeting against the Medgar Evers College Cougars (0-5, 0-1 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. from Cougars Cave.
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