JAMAICA, NY--- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball continued its non-conference home slate Tuesday evening with a matchup against the Purchase College Panthers (2-8), falling in straight sets (25-11, 25-18, 25-12) inside York College Gymnasium.
First Set Breakdown
- Two kills by Jaymie Mateo helped York lead 5-4.
- A pair of aces from Darleze Baez sparked a 5-0 Panther burst to go up 9-5.
- Smackdowns from Zia Lefebvre and Madison Plaza trimmed the deficit to two (9-7).
- Myra Brown's ace capped off a 9-1 Purchase response, extending the advantage by 10 (18-8).
- The Cardinals never recovered, as Sadie Weiss served out a 25-11 result.
Second Set Breakdown
- Trailing 4-3, York went on a 6-0 run to lead 9-4.
- Marcella Pena's ace brought the Panthers within one (9-8).
- Lefebvre's kill started a 3-0 stretch, making the score 12-8.
- Two aces from Natalia Leite finalized a 7-1 surge for Purchase to go ahead 15-13.
- Kills by Lefebvre and Samantha Panameno kept the Cardinals in striking distance (19-17).
- The Panthers claimed six of the following seven points to secure a 25-18 triumph.
Third Set Breakdown
- Two Purchase attack errors got York off to a 2-0 start.
- Three points by Purchase's Sadie Weiss sparked an 8-1 run to lead 8-3.
- Ahead by five (11-6), Brown added an extra three aces to her ledger to extend the Panthers' advantage to 11 (17-6).
- Gianna Winns generated a kill to make it a 14-point scoreline (21-7) before the Panthers sealed the match at 25-12.
Leading the Cardinals
- Lefebvre authored a team-leading six kills and scooped up 11 digs.
- Mateo (3) and Plaza (2) produced five kills. Plaza served the team's lone ace.
- Panameno distributed a team-high nine assists and contributed defensively with seven digs.
- Simranjit Kaur totaled nine digs and Chamiya Foy added another solo block to her resume.
- Jasmine Dias wowed with a team-best 15 digs.
For Purchase
- Weiss paced the squad with nine points (six kills and three aces).
- Claudia Moses chipped in with five kills and a match-high two solo blocks.
- Brown served a team-leading six aces and dominated defensively with 19 digs.
- Pena smacked down four kills and scooped up seven digs.
- Leite produced an all-around performance of four kills, six digs, and 14 aces.
Inside the Box Score
York swung 87 times and tallied 13 kills (-.115 attack percentage). The Panthers spiked down 19 kills across 97 attempts (.034 rate). Additionally, Purchase had the edge in points (41-15), aces (20-1), and assists (19-12), with both sides each recording 47 digs.
Up Next
The Cardinals (3-7) return to action Friday (Oct. 3) with a non-conference home battle against the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers (2-5) starting at 6 p.m. from York College Gymnasium.
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