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Lucas Osiecki
Osiecki tied his career high with 11 kills.
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Winner SUNY New Paltz SUNYNP 15-4,4-0 UVC
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NYU NYU 8-9,3-3 UVC
Winner
SUNY New Paltz SUNYNP
15-4,4-0 UVC
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Final
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NYU NYU
8-9,3-3 UVC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
SUNY New Paltz SUNYNP 25 16 25 11 15 (3)
NYU NYU 20 25 21 25 12 (2)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men's Volleyball Drops Five-Setter to #11 New Paltz

Violets hit .429 despite the loss

In its return to United Volleyball Conference (UVC) action, the New York University men's volleyball team dropped a hard-fought, five-set match to SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday night in Brooklyn.

NYU (8-9, 3-3 UVC) hit a season-high .429 despite the loss, holding New Paltz (16-4, 4-0, UVC) to a .248 clip. Set scores were 25-20, 16-25, 25-21, 11-25, 15-12.

Set one featured 12 lead changes and 11 ties. The Hawks grabbed the momentum with a 6-1 run to jump ahead 19-14 and never relinquished the lead.

The second was also back-and-forth to start as NYU led by just two, 13-11, in the middle of the frame. The Violets found their groove from there, outscoring New Paltz 12-5 over the remainder of the period to tie the match.

New Paltz opened the third with a 7-3 lead after a John Ronan kill, but NYU responded with a 6-1 spurt to take a one-point advantage (9-8). The score was tied six more times until the Hawks broke away behind six kills from Chris Shanley, setting themselves up to win in four.

NYU didn't let that happen though, taking set four easily as back-to-back Ry Kagan kills closed it out and pushed the conference clash to a decisive fifth set.

A kill from Owen Wahlgren gave the Violets an 8-7 edge in the fifth, but New Paltz countered with four straight points to put the visitors on the verge of victory. NYU came within one point three more times before Shanley and Tim Drake delivered a pair of kills to end it.

For the Violets
  • James Haag recorded 13 kills (.348) along with three aces and a block assist.
  • Lucas Osiecki tied his career high with 11 kills on efficient .556 hitting. He added five digs, two aces and a block assist.
  • Ryan Whealen dished out 41 assists and posted three block assists, two kills and an ace.
  • Wahlgren contributed six kills and a match-high four total blocks.
  • Libero Race Agcaoili chipped in five digs and three assists.
Next Up

NYU hosts Ramapo College for Senior Night in the team's final home match of 2022 on Wednesday, March 30. First serve will go up at 7:00 pm from the Brooklyn Athletic Facility.