BROOKLYN --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball opened its road slate Tuesday evening with a non-conference battle against the Pratt Institute Cannoneers (1-2). The squad won their first set of the season, but it was not enough to seize victory, falling in four frames (25-19, 25-16, 23-25, 25-14) inside Pratt Arc. 

First Set Breakdown 

• The squads split the first 20 points, featuring seven ties. 
• Buoyed by a pair of kills from Brian Kim, the Cardinals held a 16-13 edge.
• Pratt responded with an 8-1 spurt to lead 21-17. Two kills by Max Wang and smackdowns from Griffin Benkovszky and Micah-Jude Upshaw paved the way.
• Two more kills from Wang clinched the set at 25-19.

Second Set Breakdown 

• Ahead 4-3, the Cannoneers utilized an 11-2 burst to reach the double-digit margin (15-5).
• York claimed six of the following seven points to trim the deficit to five (16-11). 
• That was the closest the Cardinals got the rest of the frame, as Pratt steadily built  up their advantage, ultimately prevailing 25-16.

Third Set Breakdown 

• Two aces by Wang got the Cannoneers off to a 5-2 beginning. 
• The Cardinals followed with their own 5-2 run, with George Molina's kill knotting the score at seven. 
• Both sides evened each other out in the next 10 points, as the scoreboard read 12-12.
• Behind 17-16, York went on a mini 3-0 to lead 19-17.
• Three Pratt spikes knotted the score up on two occasions, with Arturo Mata's making the score 21-21. 
• After winning the next two points, a couple of Cardinal miscues leveled the score at 23.
• York eventually triumphed 25-23, the first set win of the campaign. 

Fourth Set Breakdown 

• At 3-3, the Cannoneers went up a few gears, going on an 8-1 blitz that gave them an 11-4 edge.
• Pratt extended the lead to double-digits (18-8) via a kill by Upshaw.
• The Cardinals managed to get the margin to eight on two occasions, but a late rally never materialized, as the Cannoneers closed out a 25-14 result. 

Leading the Cardinals

• Kim produced a team-best eight kills on 16 attacks (.250 percentage) and helped the defensive cause with five digs. 
• Alexis Ramirez added five kills and scooped up a game-high 15 digs. 
• Jesus Gomez recorded an all-around display, distributing 15 assists, spiking down three solo blocks, and totaling four digs. 
• Molina tallied three kills and six digs, Enmanuel Guzman Urena contributed three kills, and Keron Antoine had a net presence with four block assists. 

For Pratt

• Wang dominated proceedings with 16 kills, four aces, four assists, and eight digs.
• Benkovszky had a great two-way game, generating nine kills and 10 digs. 
• Upshaw chipped in with eight kills and four aces. 
• Nathan Kim accumulated seven kills while dishing out a game-leading 34 assists. 
• Raymond Liang (11) and Mata (9) combined for 20 digs. 

Inside the Box Score
York produced 85 attacks and hit at a -.024 rate. The Cannoneers had a success rate of .200 over 130 swings. In addition, Pratt had the edge in kills (52-17), aces (12-0), digs (45-39), and assists (47-17), while the Cardinals swatted down more total blocks (11-6). 

Up Next 
The Cardinals (0-3) continue non-conference action Thursday (Feb. 5) with a road meeting against the Yeshiva University Maccabees (0-1) starting at 7 p.m. from Max Stern Athletic Center. 

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