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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—In the team's home finale, Sarah Lawrence College men's volleyball split its two matches in a tri-match at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Sunday. Sarah Lawrence fell to Albertus Magnus College, 3-0, before sweeping Medgar Evers College, 3-0.

In the day's first match, Sarah Lawrence (5-16) opened up a 10-2 lead over Albertus Magnus (10-16) in the opening set, but the Falcons refused to be dismissed. The Falcons chipped away at the deficit and finally leveled the score at 23-23. With momentum in hand, Albertus Magnus scored the final two points of the 25-23 first set.

Sarah Lawrence fell behind early in the second set but went on a four-point streak to tie the score at 9-9. The Gryphons again trailed at 15-12, but this time, Albertus Magnus scored six unanswered points for a 21-13 edge, and the Falcons closed out the set 25-17.

The third set saw Albertus Magnus jump out to a 5-1 advantage and build upon the lead at 14-6. Despite a rally by Sarah Lawrence to narrow the gap to 20-17, the Falcons held on to the lead in the 25-20 set to clinch the sweep.

Gryphon sophomore Harrison Holmes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Webb School) led all players with 11 kills in the match. Sarah Lawrence libero Riley Smith (West Linn, Ore., Palo Alto (Calif.)) bested all players with 11 digs, and setter Brent Terry (Crownpoint, N.M./Idyllwild Arts Academy) had 18 assists in the match.

For Albertus Magnus, Carlos Torres and Ben Spilka shared a team-high 10 kills, while Torres led the Falcons with eight digs; Dennis Waibel had 29 assists.

In the day's neutral-site match, Albertus Magnus swept Medgar Evers (0-22), 25-14, 25-13, 25-15. Spilka had a match-high 10 kills.

Sarah Lawrence squared off against Medgar Evers to conclude the Gryphons' home schedule. The Green and White led wire-to-wire in the opening set, breaking away to a 12-5 advantage before closing out the 25-10 set. Sarah Lawrence had only five kills in the set but compensated with five service aces.

The second set saw Sarah Lawrence sophomore Ishaan Pujari (Bangalore, India, Inventure Academy) come to life with seven kills in the set. The Gryphons again led from start to finish, posting a 25-13 win against the Cougars.

Sarah Lawrence's offense faltered in the third set as the team's eight kills were offset by an equal number of attack errors. SLC opened up a 16-7 lead only to see the advantage all but evaporate after a 8-1 run by the Cougars. In the end, the hosts were able to keep the lead intact, clinching the match with a 25-22 set.

Pujari led the match with a season-high 12 kills. Smith again led all players, this time with eight digs, while Terry picked up 20 assists in the match. Rookie Cameron Rudd (Portland, Ore.) had season-highs with six kills and four blocks on the front line.

For Medgar Evers, Jamal Chance led the attack with five kills, while Chance and Christopher Welsh anchored the defense with seven digs apiece.

Sarah Lawrence hits the road to face Webb Institute in the team's final regular-season match on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Gryphons are then set to face St. Joseph's College Brooklyn in the semifinals of the 2013 Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship on Thursday.