JAMAICA, NY--- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball opened their 2026 season Tuesday evening with a non-conference meeting against the University of Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins (1-1), falling in straight sets (25-12, 25-10, 25-15) from York College Gymnasium.  

First Set Breakdown 

• In a back-and-forth battle featuring nine ties and three lead changes, both squads split the first 10 points. 
• Spearheaded by four aces from Matthew Barrancos, UMSV went up 15-10.
• The Dolphins closed out the set on a 10-2 spurt, with Jose Dominguez serving a pair of aces and Yestro Luciano Jr. tallying three points. 

Second Set Breakdown 

• The Cardinals hung around early on, as smackdowns by Alexis Ramirez and George Molina had the score at 8-5. 
• Following three consecutive UMSV scores, York responded with a mini 3-0 run to keep the deficit at three (11-8).
• Utilizing an 8-1 burst, the Dolphins extended their advantage to double digits (19-9).
• Another Dominguez ace sealed a 25-10 scoreline.

Third Set Breakdown 

• UMSV began the stanza with an 8-2 stretch.
• Keeping pace, kills from Ramirez, Han-Ming Mei, and Enmanuel Guzman Urena made the score 13-8. 
• Running away with the match, the Dolphins recorded eight kills in the next nine points to lead 21-9.
• Trialing 22-10, the Cardinals used a 5-2 charge to dent the UMSV edge (24-15) before Dominguez clinched the match with a kill.

Leading the Cardinals

• Ramirez contributed a team-high seven kills (.250 attack percentage) and scooped up four digs.
• Molina chipped in with three kills. 
• Jesus Gomez matched Ramirez's four-dig mark and controlled the attack with 10 assists. 
• Mei and Guzman Urena each had a debut kill.

For UMSV

• Dominguez produced an all-around game with seven kills, four aces, a block, and 11 digs.
• Barrancos served a game-high six aces and orchestrated the offense with 17 assists. 
• Tyler Hanna, Raedon Nieves, and Terrence Short each totaled five kills. 
• Luciano Jr. (4) and Luis Utarte (4) combined for eight kills, and Christian Ferrer set his Dolphin teammates up on 10 occasions.

Inside the Box Score
York generated 53 attacks at a -.019 rate. The Dolphins swung 59 times with a .407 attack percentage. In addition, UMSV had the edge in kills (33-13), aces (16-0), assists (30-12), digs (25-15), and total blocks (3-0).

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-1) return to home court Thursday (Jan. 29) for a non-conference affair against the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers (0-0) starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.

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