York College Athletics

BRONX --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball battled Thursday evening in a CUNYAC road matchup against Lehman College (2-16, 1-4 CUNYAC), taking a set from the Lightning for the first time since 2023 before falling in four sets (25-17, 23-25, 25-11, 25-18) at The APEX.

First Set Breakdown

• Three kills from Zia Lefebvre gave the Cardinals a 5-4 lead. 
• Lehman responded with a 7-2 burst to go up 11-7. 
• The Lighting extended its advantage to nine (18-9) off the serve of Edith Obiltas. 
• York claimed five of the following six points to trim the margin to five (19-14). 
• Steadily pulling away, Abena Abankwa's kill capped off a Lehman 6-3 stretch to seal a 25-17 scoreline. 

Second Set Breakdown

• Another Lefebvre spiked leveled the score at three. 
• Abanka sparked a 6-2 Lightning burst with a kill, block, and an ace.
• Two more Lefebvre smackdowns combined with an ace from Joeriza Moreno spearheaded a 6-0 Cardinal scoring spree to take an 11-9 lead. 
• A pair of Sonia Correa aces and a kill by Widmaelle Drouillard pushed York's edge to six (17-11). 
• Lehman utilized a 5-1 run to trim the deficit to two (18-16). 
• An ace by MaliaJewel Bembry-Morris pushed the edge to four (21-17). 
• Responding, Chloe Colon's kill culminated a 6-2 Lightning burst to knot the score at 23. 
• A pair of Lehman errors closed out a Cardinal set win. 

Third Set Breakdown

• Five aces between Ayah Hamdaoui and Colon got the Lightning surging ahead 7-1. 
• Two kills by Bembry-Morris trimmed the deficit to three (10-7). 
• Another four aces by Hamdaoui sparked a 7-1 burst to push Lehman's edge to nine (17-8). 
• The Lightning a 25-11 scoreline following a clinching 8-3 run.   

Fourth Set Breakdown

• Firepower by Drouillard and Bembry-Morris facilitated a 7-6 Cardinal start. 
• Lehman utilized an 11-1 burst to go up 17-8.  
• Four combined kills from Lefebvre, Bembry-Morris, and Sonia Correa made it a seven-point scoreline (19-12).
• Olivia Boothe's ace pushed the Lightning's edge to double-digits (22-12). 
• Drouillard and Bembry-Morris spearheaded a 6-2 stretch to trim York's deficit to six (24-18), before a Lehman kill wrapped up the 25-18 scoreline. 

Leading The Cardinals

• Bembry-Morris paced the Cardinals offensively with 10 points while attacking at a .375 clip, adding eight kills and two service aces to her stat line. 
• Lefebvre delivered a team-best nine kills on 22 swings, while contributing one block assist and seven digs. 
• Drouillard turned in a career-high 7.5 points, matching her career-best with five kills while adding 2.5 blocks. 
• Correa distributed a career-high 14 assists and served a team-best three aces. Moreno chipped in three kills, five digs and one  ace.
• Shaday Torres anchored the Cardinals' defensive effort with eight digs, matching her season high.

For Lehman

• Colon recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs, adding two service aces to finish with 12 points. 
• Alanis Vasquez contributed eight kills.
• Hamdaoui paced the Lightning from the service line with eight aces.
• Obiltas directed Lehman's offense, handing out a match-high 13 assists.

Inside The Box Score
York orchestrated 77 total attacks, landing 27 kills at a .208 hitting percentage. The Lightning managed 37 kills from 88 swings, recording 20 attack errors and a .193 attack percentage. The Cardinals bested Lehman in total blocks (3-2), while the Lightning had the advantage in aces (24-6), assists (33-19), and digs (39-27). 

Up Next
The Cardinals (2-14, 1-5 CUNYAC) complete their home schedule Tuesday (Nov. 3) on Breast Cancer Awareness Night with its CUNYAC finale against the Baruch College Bearcats (12-13, 3-3 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.

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