BROOKLYN -- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's volleyball closed out a three-match road trip Tuesday with a CUNYAC tilt against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (7-5, 2-3 CUNYAC), dropping a straight-set decision (25-12, 25-10, 25-20) inside the West Quad Center Gymnasium.
First Set Breakdown
- An ace from Samiir Idlet and a kill by George Molina kept York competitive (4-4).
- The Bulldogs claimed six of the next seven points to lead 10-5.
- Alexis Ramirez's kill for the Cardinals made it an 11-8 ballgame
- Brooklyn utilized a further 8-1 burst to go ahead double-digits (19-9). Armand Kaloshi's ace capped off the stretch.
- Aaron Siu served a pair of aces to close out a 25-12 frame.
Second Set Breakdown
- Brian Kim's ace gave York an early 2-1 edge.
- Lior Amorim's couple of aces sparked a 6-0 Bulldog response (7-2).
- Ahead 10-6, Brooklyn pulled away with a 7-0 scoring spree to go up 17-7. Two aces by Siu and three smackdowns from Matthew Kadatskiy guided the run.
- Kadatskiy continued his dominance with three aces, ultimately clinching a 25-10 result.
Third Set Breakdown
- Kills by Ramirez and Molina got the Cardinals off to a 3-1 advantage.
- The Bulldogs replied with a 6-1 spurt to lead by three (7-4).
- Two aces by Joel Hernandez extended their edge to 10-6.
- A further four Brooklyn smackdowns got the lead to seven (16-9).
- York scored three unanswered points, but the Bulldogs countered with a mini 3-0 stretch to keep the margin at seven (19-12).
- Following a Cardinal service error, the Bulldogs opened up a nine-point edge (23-14).
- Aces by Shady Kalil and Keron Antoine keyed a late 6-1 charge for the Cardinals, but it was not enough, as Brooklyn triumphed 25-20.
Leading the Cardinals
- Ramirez led the Cardinals with four kills while adding a block assist and six digs.
- Molina recorded three kills to go along with one block and three digs.
- Kim served two aces and dished out six assists to direct the Cardinal offense.
- Antoine, Idlet, and Kalil each added a service ace.
- Jesus Gomez and Enmanuel Guzman Urena chipped in with four digs apiece.
For Brookyln
- Kadatskiy recorded a match-high nine points (five kills, three aces, and one solo block).
- Siu served a match-leading five aces and added three kills.
- Armand Kaloshi and Joaquin Calderon each totaled four kills and four digs.
- Miguel Trejo (9), Hernandez (6), and Waleed Alamri (5) combined for 20 dimes.
Inside the Box Score
York tallied 54 swings and had a -.167 attack percentage. Brooklyn swung 60 times at a .283 rate. The Bulldogs also had the upper hand in kills (25-7), aces (19-5), assists (22-7), and digs (26-23), while the Cardinals got the edge in solo blocks (2-1).
Up Next
The Cardinals (1-12, 0-5 CUNYAC) return to home court Tuesday (Mar. 17) for a CUNYAC battle against the Medgar Evers College Cougars (0-11, 0-4 CUNYAC) starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.
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