MORRISTOWN, NJ --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball opened a four-match road swing Thursday evening, dropping a non-conference decision to the Saint Elizabeth University Eagles (1-3) by the final count of  3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-19) inside Saint Joseph Hall.

First Set Breakdown 

• York claimed the first two points of the match. 
• Three aces from Enock Joachim helped the Eagles win the following four points. 
• Leading 5-4, Saint Elizabeth asserted its will, utilizing a 10-1 burst to go up double-digits (15-5). 
• Alexis Ramirez's kill trimmed the deficit to eight (16-8) before the Eagles won the next five points to essentially put the set away (21-8). 
• Battling back, the Cardinals went on an 8-2 stretch to make it a seven-point scoreline (23-16), but a pair of subsequent attack errors closed out a 25-16 result.

Second Set Breakdown 

• Both squads split the opening 12 points. 
• Saint Elizabeth once again started to pull away, as an 11-2 blitz gave the squad a 17-8 advantage.
• Training 19-10, York showed signs of life, with Brian Kim's ace capping off a 7-2 stretch to make it a 21-17 contest. 
• A pair of kills by Ramirez trimmed the margin to two (23-21). 
• The comeback attempt ultimately fell short, as the Eagles collected the next two points to win 25-21.

Third Set Breakdown 

• Kills by George Molina, Keron Antoine, and Jesus Gomez sparked the Cardinals' 8-5 beginning. 
• The lead did not last long, as Saint Elizabeth surged ahead 15-11 by means of an extended 10-3 run. 
• York managed to take three of the next four points to make it a two-point scoreline (16-14). 
• That was the closest the Cardinals came the rest of the stanza, as the Eagles steadily expanded their advantage until clinching the match at 25-19.

Leading the Cardinals

• Ramirez tallied a team-best five kills to go along with five digs and one ace. 
• Gomez contributed across the stat sheet, recording six digs, a career-best three aces, and a team-high six assists.
• Molina and Kim both spiked down three kills. Kim scooped up a team-leading seven digs. 
• Enmanuel Guzman Urena provided six digs, two aces, and a career-best four assists.

For Saint Elizabeth

• Joachim powered home a match-leading 12 kills and also provided three aces and six digs. 
• Carlos Saldana accumulated eight points (four kills, two aces, two solo blocks). 
• Ih'Jamir Williams chipped in with six kills. 
• Randel Romero controlled the attack with 20 assists, and Jameel Wright starred defensively with 15 digs.

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals produced 78 total attacks and hit at a -.154 rate. In comparison, Saint Elizabeth swung 79 times with a .215 percentage. Additionally, the Eagles had the advantage in kills (31-13), solo blocks (5-1), assists (26-11), and digs (34-3), while both sides each served eight aces.

Up Next 
The Cardinals' (1-5, 0-1 CUNYAC) road slate continues next Thursday (Feb. 19) with a CUNYAC matchup against the Hunter College Hawks (6-2, 1-0 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. from Hunter Sportsplex.

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