NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The No. 3 ranked State University of New York at New Paltz men's volleyball will host Hunter College for a non-conference match on Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in the Hawk Center.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 18-3 overall and have won 12 straight matches… Hunter is 17-10 overall with a 5-1 mark in foreign territory.
SCOUTING NEW PALTZ (18-3): New Paltz is ranked No. 3 in Division III for the second week in a row… The Hawks boast an 18-3 overall record and are 5-1 in the United Volleyball Conference (UVC)… The hosting Hawks have not lost a match since February 25… During that time, the Hawks have won twelve straight matches by a set differential of 36-5… Their most recent win took place in New Jersey City on Tuesday night, March 24, against the Gothic Knights… The shutout was led by freshmen
Anthony Bonilla and
Mitchell Kennedy who both posted 9.5 points each… Each player had nine kills, while junior
Chris Lilley led the way with three service aces and senior defensive specialist
Misa Garo led with 20 assists… Defensively, both Garo and freshman
Ben Cohen led with five digs apiece.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Kills:
Christopher Husmann (2.78 per set), Bonilla (2.70 per set),
Christian Smith (2.42 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Husmann (.517), Smith (.325),
Steven Woessner (.307)
Assists: Smith (5.77 per set),
John Lutjen (5.34 per set), Kennedy (4.33 per set)
Service Aces: Woessner (.38 per set), Bonilla (.31 per set),
Andy Fishman (.27 per set)
Digs:
Kevin Nardone (2.41 per set), Bonilla (1.50 per set), Smith (1.37 per set)
Blocks: Woessner (.75 per set), Husmann (.72 per set), Smith (.62 per set)
TEAM STATISTICS: Offensively, New Paltz leads the UVC in kills (13.41 per set) and assists (12.53 per set), and rank second in hitting percentage (.322) and service aces (1.84 per set)… Defensively, the New Paltz Hawks lead the UVC in limiting their opponents' kills (8.96 per set) and assists (8.51 per set), rank second in limiting their opponents' service aces (1.17 per set), and rank third in limiting their opponents' hitting percentage (.176) and blocks (1.73 per set).
SCOUTING HUNTER (17-10): Hunter College will bring with them a 17-10 overall record, 12-0 in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC)… The visiting Hawks are 7-4 on their home court and 5-1 in foreign territory and are coming to New Paltz having just secured two consecutive home shutout wins against the College of Staten Island and Brooklyn College… Their most recent win, against Brooklyn, was led by sophomores Brandon Kohler, Steven Tarquinio, and Ben Crusinberry, all having notched 8.5 points apiece… Crusinberry, along with freshman Benjamin Cassidy, spiked six kills each, freshman Gary Anderson, Jr. dished out 20 assists, and Kohler and Tarquinio each had four service aces… Defensively, Anderson, Jr. had a team-high nine digs.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Kills: Kohler (2.29 per set), Tarquinio (2.24 per set), Crusinberry (2.04 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Kohler (.370), Tarquinio (.342), Anderson, Jr. (.279)
Assists: Anderson, Jr. (7.83 per set), Jon Sardea (4.73 per set)
Service Aces: Sardea (.88 per set), Anderson, Jr. (.67 per set), Crusinberry (.49 per set)
Digs: Anderson, Jr. (2.02 per set), Colin Horn (1.78 per set), Sanchez (1.56 per set)
Blocks: Tarquinio (.93 per set), Kohler (.53 per set), Anderson, Jr. (.51 per set)
TEAM STATISTICS: Offensively, Hunter College ranks second in the CUNYAC in hitting percentage (.233), and ranks third in kills (10.41 per set), blocks (1.82 per set), and service aces (2.04 per set)… Defensively, they lead the CUNYAC in limiting their opponents' hitting percentage (.121), and rank second in limiting their opponents' service aces (1.19 per set).
LAST MEETING: New Paltz defeated Hunter 3-0 when these two teams last met on March 26, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz hosts a UVC crossover with Bard and No. 11 Elmira on Sunday, March 29, starting at 11 a.m.…. Hunter takes on York (N.Y.) and CCNY in a CUNYAC Multi-Match at CCNY on Saturday, March 28, starting at 3 p.m.
