Box Score
The #13-ranked New York University men's volleyball team (7-4, 3-3) got back to its winning ways with a conference victory on the road against Bard College (3-12, 1-5) in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The team won in straight-sets by a score of 25-16, 25-16, 25-12.
This win snaps a three-match losing streak and brings the squad back to .500 in United Volleyball Conference play.
NYU led virtually the entire way and controlled both sides of the ball by out-killing the Raptors 42-24 and out-digging them 35-21. In the end it was efficiency that was the difference maker as the Violets hit .681 in the match and held Bard to a .089 hitting percentage.
Highlights:
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Nick Capriccio led all players with 14 kills.
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Stephen Tan recorded six kills and a .667 hitting percentage.
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Matthew Coghlan has a match-high 12 digs.
- Jacob Getz and
Arya Amirhekmat each had six kills. Getz also had eight digs.
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Derrick Chiu had a career-best 35 assists.
- NYU committed just six errors in the entire match compared to 17 by Bard.
The Violets return to action next Tuesday, February 25, when they host NYU-Poly in Manhattan. This will be the last-ever meeting between the two teams. First serve is set for 7:00 pm.
