The New York University men's volleyball team defeated host Nazareth College in four sets on Sunday, February 24, in Rochester, NY.
NYU evened its overall record at 6-6 and improved to 3-1 in United Volleyball Conference (UVC) action, while the Golden Flyers are now 8-8 on the season and 1-3 in UVC play.
"Today was a great, bounce-back performance after a tough five-set loss yesterday," said Head Coach
Jose Pina.
The Violets dropped the first set 29-27, but rallied to take the next three 25-21, 25-20, 25-21 and halt a two-match losing streak.
NYU hit .423 and held their opponents to a .163 attacking percentage. After recording seven errors in the opening set, the Violets made just six more for the rest of the match to finish with 13, while the Golden Flyers accumulated 27 errors during the match.
"During the first set, we struggled with our serve receive," added Pina. "We fixed this and it made the difference in the match and led us to the win."
Alex Li led NYU in kills for the second-straight day, tallying 18, while
Adam Lee and
Evan Lindley each finished the match with 10.
Matin Bikdeli once again handled the setting duties and dished out a match-best 44 assists.
Connor Keowen finished with eight digs to lead the squad.
The Violets return to the court this Wednesday, February 27, when they host Stevens Institute of Technology in another UVC match. First serve against the Ducks is slated for 7pm at the Brooklyn Athletic Facility.
