JAMAICA, NY --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball closed out its two-match CUNYAC homestand Thursday evening, showing early fight but ultimately falling to the City College of New York Beavers (7-14, 2-2 CUNYAC) in straight sets, 25-18, 25-6, 25-9, inside York College Gymnasium.
First Set Breakdown
- Zia Lefebvre served an ace to even the opening-set score at 6-6, marking York's third tie of the set.
- MaliaJewel Bembry-Morris' kill pulled York level again, but CCNY responded with a 10-1 run to take a 19-10 lead.
- Joeriza Moreno's ace highlighted a Cardinal spurt, as York claimed five of the next six points to cut CCNY's margin to 20-15.
- The teams traded points down the stretch, but CCNY closed out the opening set, 25-18.
Second Set Breakdown
- CCNY controlled the early action with the help of nine aces to build a 19-1 lead.
- Bembry-Morris nailed down a kill to stop CCNY's run.
- Lefebvre tallied back-to-back kills late in the stanza for York before CCNY recorded a kill of its own to seal a 25-6 set win.
Third Set Breakdown
- York earned the opening point, and later used a Bembry-Morris kill to cut the deficit in half at 4-2.
- Following a 6-1 CCNY run, Lefebvre and Jaslene Colon each recorded a kill to make it a six-point game.
- The Beavers surged with a 13-3 scoring spree to take a commanding 23-7 lead.
- Bembry-Morris once again delivered back-to-back late kills prior to CCNY closing out the match with the final two points.
Leading The Cardinals
- Bembry-Morris led York with six kills on 19 swings.
- Lefebvre contributed three kills, two service aces and a solo block.
- Sonia Correa handed out five assists, while Simranjit Kaur dished out four.
- Moreno led the Cardinals defensively with six digs, followed by Kaur with five and Shaday Torres' four.
For CCNY
- Jia Hua Liu recorded a match-high 14 points, tallying 11 kills at a .625 clip and three blocks.
- Emery Ramirez-Espinosa followed with 11 points, highlighted by a match-leading 11 service aces.
- Danuzia Caixeta Palmer and Yamilci Izquierdo combined for 25 assists to direct the CCNY offense.
- Holly Guzman contributed eight kills, while Rachael Reyes added six.
- Ivanna Zamora Sanchez chipped in eight digs.
Inside The Box Score
York attacked 55 times to hit -.018, compared to CCNY at .352 on 71 attempts. The Beavers also owned the edge in points (60-16), kills (34-12), aces (21-3), blocks (5-1), assists (30-11) and digs (26-23)
Up Next
The Cardinals (2-11, 1-4 CUNYAC) hit the road Saturday (Oct. 24) for a non-conference tri-match at Keystone College (5-22) in La Plume, Pennsylvania. York opens against the Notre Dame of Maryland University Gators (7-14) at 3 p.m., before taking on the host Giants at 5 p.m. inside the Gambal Athletic Center.
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