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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