Simranjit Kaur
0
York (NY) YCNY 1-4,0-0 CUNYAC
3
Winner Purchase SUNYPC 4-3,0-0 Skyline
York (NY) YCNY
1-4,0-0 CUNYAC
0
Final
3
Purchase SUNYPC
4-3,0-0 Skyline
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
York (NY) YCNY 8 12 15 (0)
Purchase SUNYPC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

@yorkcardinals Women’s Volleyball continues road swing at SUNY Purchase

York College remains on the road Thursday (Sept. 24) for a non-conference matchup against Pratt Institute

PURCHASE, NY--- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball team continued its eight-match road trip Monday evening, taking on the SUNY Purchase Panthers (4-3) inside SUNY Purchase Gymnasium. The Cardinals steadily increased their offensive production throughout the match but were unable to overcome the Panthers, falling in straight sets, 25-8, 25-12, 25-15.

First Set Breakdown
  • Both teams battled early, as York was sparked by an ace from Simranjit Kaur and a kill from Zia Lefebvre to pull the Cardinals within one, 5-4. 
  • Purchase then used a 15-2 run to build a 20-6 advantage. 
  • The Panthers closed the set on five unanswered points to take the opening frame, 25-8.
Second Set Breakdown
  • Playing from behind early in the second stanza, York put together a 4-1 spurt, sparked by a kill from Widmaelle Drouillard off a set from Kaur.
  • Lefebvre capped the run with back-to-back to cut the deficit to one, 7-6.
  • Purchase used a 10-1 surge to turn a one-point game into a 17-7 advantage.
  • The Panthers continued to control the set down the stretch, scoring eight of the final 12 points to close out the second stanza, 25-12.
Third Set Breakdown
  • Purchase jumped out to a 3-0 lead for the third straight set and extended its advantage to 11-3 behind back-to-back aces from Natalia Leite. 
  • Timely kills from MaliaJewel Bembry-Morris and Lefebvre trimmed the Panthers' lead to six on two separate occasions, before Kaur added an ace to bring York as close as five, 15-10.
  • York produced its best offensive set of the match, recording eight kills, with Lefebvre tallying six, including four during Purchase's 10-5 run to close out the match, 25-15.
Leading The Cardinals
  • Lefebvre led the Cardinals with nine points, recording a match-high seven kills on 14 attacks for a .500 hitting percentage, while adding two aces and seven digs.
  • Bembry-Morris followed with three kills.
  • Kaur and Sonia Correa each recorded four assists to direct York's offense, with Kaur also matching Lefebvre with two aces.
  • Widmaelle Drouillard accounted for the lone block of the match.
  • Shaday Torres chipped in four digs. 
For Purchase
  • Leite led all scorers with 15 points, recording 10 aces and five kills to go along with 10 assists.
  • Marcella Pena contributed five aces and eight digs. 
  • Bella Colon added four aces and seven assists.
Inside The Box Score
The Cardinals attacked 43 times at a -.023 clip, recording 12 kills, while Purchase produced 47 attacks at a .298 clip, recording 21 kills. The Panthers owned the edge in points (44-17), assists (20-12), aces (23-4), and digs (18-17).

Up Next
The Cardinals (1-4) remain on the road Thursday (Sept. 24) for a non-conference matchup against the Pratt Institute Cannoneers (4-3), with first serve set for 7 p.m. at the Pratt ARC in Brooklyn

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