Release courtesy of Yeshiva Athletics
NEW YORK, N.Y.— The Yeshiva University men's volleyball team earned its first win of the season in its 2014 home and Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Conference (HVIAC) opener with a sweep over Sarah Lawrence College (25-12, 25-19, 25-14) on Tuesday evening.
The win improves the Maccabees to 1-5 (1-0 HVIAC). Sarah Lawrence is now 0-13 (0-1 HVIAC).
Yeshiva was led by Menachem Goldstein with 13 kills (one error) on 17 attack attempts for a .706 attack percentage, to go along with two solo blocks and a block assist. Meanwhile fellow teammate Jared Rechnitz added six kills, five digs and four service aces. Benjamin Mann andEliakim Gartenberg had four kills each, while Adam Rhodes had 28 assists.
Sarah Lawrence was led by Ishaan Pujari with nine kills and four digs. Cameron Martinez chipped in with five kills for the Gryphons.
Yeshiva is back in action on Thursday for a home Skyline Conference tilt with New Jersey City University, Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Release courtesy of Sarah Lawrence College Athletics
NEW YORK, N.Y.—In the team's first league match of the season, Sarah Lawrence College men's volleyball fell to Yeshiva University, 25-12, 25-19, 25-14, in a Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match at Max Stern Athletic Center on Tuesday.
Sarah Lawrence (0-13, 0-1 HVIAC) got off to a slow start, as the Gryphons recorded just three kills in the first set. Yeshiva (1-5, 1-0 HVIAC) gained momentum en route to a 25-12 win.
In the second set, SLC recovered from an early seven-point deficit and closed the gap to just two at 13-11. The Green and White rally fell short, however, and SLC never erased the Maccabee lead while YU closed the set, 25-19.
After the teams split the first six points of the third set, Yeshiva mounted an 11-2 rally and held a double-digit lead to clinch the match, 25-14.
SLC's Ishaan Pujari (Bangalore, India/Inventure Academy) led the Gryphon attack with nine kills, while sophomoreCameron Martinez (Aledo, Texas/Aledo) landed a career-high five kills. Senior setter Brent Terry (Crownpoint, N.M./Idyllwild Arts Academy) assisted a season-high 15 points. On defense, Pujari led the Green and White with four digs, followed by three from Amit Sankaran (San Francisco, Calif./Mallya Aditi International).
Yeshiva's Menachem Goldstein led the match with 13 kills, while Adam Rhodes posted 28 assists, and both Mishael Miller and Jorge Dabah shared a match-high six digs.
Sarah Lawrence is on the road again Thursday when the Gryphons travel to face NYU-Poly at 7 p.m. The Gryphons then return home to face York College (N.Y.) and Cooper Union in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.
