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www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball closed out a two-match homestand Thursday evening, taking on the Rutgers University-Newark Scarlet Raiders (5-2) inside York Gymnasium. The Cardinals challenged Rutgers-Newark throughout the match, but ultimately fell in straight sets, 25-8, 25-11, 25-14.
First Set Breakdown
- York fell behind 4-0, but responded by scoring five of the next six points, fueled by a pair of aces from Simranjit Kaur, to even the set at five.
- With the score at 6-6, Rutgers-Newark closed the frame on a 19-2 scoring run to take the opener, 25-8.
- Nicole Sullivan served out the final 11 points for the Scarlet Raiders, recording four aces during the run.
Second Set Breakdown
- Rutgers-Newark jumped out to a 4-0 lead and extended its advantage to 10-1.
- Zia Lefebvre halted the Scarlet Raiders' run with a timely kill off a set from Kaur.
- Six points later, Lefebvre came through again with an emphatic block.
- Lefebvre followed with an ace to pull York within nine (15-6), capping a stretch in which the teams played even over 10 points.
- Late kills from Jaslene Colon and Widmaelle Drouillard provided a spark for the Cardinals, helping York outscore Rutgers-Newark 5-4 during a late stretch.
- The Scarlet Raiders closed out the set with two consecutive points to take the second frame.
Third Set Breakdown
- York fell behind 7-1 before the Cardinals began to chip away at the Scarlet Raiders' lead.
- Trailing 8-2, York answered with a 4-1 scoring spurt capped by an ace from Sonia Correa to pull within three (9-6).
- The Cardinals continued their push, scoring three straight points behind a kill from Lefebvre and an ace from MaliaJewel Bembry-Morris to cut the deficit to 12-9.
- York used an 8-6 stretch to pull within four, 14-10, but Rutgers-Newark responded with a 6-1 run to extend its lead to 20-11.
- The Scarlet Raiders scored five of the final eight points to close out the set and complete the three-set sweep.
Leading the Cardinals
- Lefebvre paced York with four points, smacked down a solo block, and scooped up a team-leading seven digs.
- Colon powered home a team-best three kills, and Drouillard added two kills and a solo block.
- Kaur served a team-leading two aces and distributed three assists.
- Membry-Morris logged an ace and a solo block.
- Correa matched Kaur's three-assist tally.
For Rutgers-Newark
- Jaedyn Simba-Malasarte generated a match-high ten kills and contributed defensively with seven kills.
- Cyan Long chipped in on both sides with eight kills and seven digs.
- Sullivan served a match-best four kills and distributed six assists.
- Kelly Perez orchestrated the offense with 20 dimes.
Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals attacked 58 times at a -.013 clip; Rutgers-Newark produced 74 attacks and a .257 attack percentage. In addition, the Scarlet Raiders had the advantage in points (49-15), kills (35-7), aces (14-5), assists (32-7), and digs (37-5). Utilizing its height, York totaled three solo blocks to Rutgers-Newark's zero.
Up Next
The Cardinals (1-1) travel Saturday (Sept. 19) for a non-conference tri-match against the Pratt Institute Cannoneers (1-3) and the Maritime College Privateers (0-6) starting at 1 p.m. from Maritime's home of Reisenberg Gymnasium in Throggs Neck, New York.
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