Release courtesy of Pratt Athletics
BROOKLYN -- Pratt Institute won the last three sets after falling behind 1-0, opening 2015 with a 3-1 win over visiting Yeshiva University in the Cannoneers first Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) men's volleyball match in program history.
Sophomore David Cutler led all players with 15 kills and added a team-best 17 digs. Freshman Brandon Ryan added a double-double of 10 kills and 11 digs in his Pratt debut, and four of Connan Moody's eight kills helped close out the Cannoneers (1-0, 1-0 HVIAC) Game 4 win.
Benjamin Mann led the Maccabees (1-2, 0-1 HVIAC) with 12 kills to go along with 10 digs, and Koyla Miller added 10 kills and nine digs.
Yeshiva compiled its best attack percentage of the night, hitting .200 in its opening set win. A Ryan kill put Pratt on top 16-15, but Jorge Dabah tied the set with a kill and a Moody attack error handed the Maccabees a lead the team never relinquished in its 25-22 Game 1 victory.
Pratt fell behind 3-0, but took its first lead of Game 2 on a Meijun Cai service ace at 6-5. From there, the Cannoneers never trailed, with a Cutler kill handing Pratt its largest lead to date at 17-12. Back-to-back kills from Cutler later upped the margin to 19-15 as his team went on to a 25-19 win, tying the match 1-1.
Trailing 11-9 in Game 3, Pratt used a 5-0 run capped by a Matthew Valentine service ace to take a 14-11 lead. A Cutler kill later put the Cannoneers on top 22-16, and Arsovski's kill crowned the team's 25-18 win.
In Game 4, another Arsovski kill snapped a 5-5 tie, and with Yeshiva back within a point, a Chris Fantin kill provided some breathing room at 16-14. Moody took over from there, throwing down four kills in Pratt's final five points to clinch the match with a 25-17 win.
Fantin handed out 30 assists for Pratt, while Dabah distributed 31 for Yeshiva.
Pratt returns to the court Thursday night at 7:30, taking on Purchase College in non-conference play.
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Release courtesy of Yeshiva Athletics
BROOKLYN, N.Y.— The Yeshiva men's volleyball team lost a regular season Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) contest on Wednesday as the Maccabees were defeated by Pratt Institute 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 18-25, 17-25).
Yeshiva is now 1-2 overall and 0-1 in HVIAC play this season. Pratt is now 1-0 this season, overall and in conference.
The Maccabees were led by Benjamin Mann with 12 kills and 10 digs, while Kolya Miller had 10 kills and nine digs. Joseph Lipton contributed seven kills and 21 digs, while Mishael Miller had 15 digs. Jorge Dabah had 31 assists.
Pratt Institute was led by David Cutler with 15 kills and 17 digs, while Brandon Ryan had 10 kills and 11 digs.
Yeshiva is back in action on Sunday for a pair of matches at a Skyline Conference multi-match at Kean University. The Maccabees will face Ramapo College at 1 p.m. and Kean University at 3 p.m.
