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HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The No. 2 State University of New York at New Paltz men's volleyball team won both of its matches on Saturday afternoon, a 3-0 sweep of Wittenberg followed by a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over host No. 15 Juniata, to wrap up the Juniata Invitational.
 
The Hawks improve to 5-2 overall and will prepare for the Nazareth Golden Flyer Invitational from Feb. 3-4 before hosting Alderson Broaddus and St. Joseph's of Long Island on Feb. 5.
 
In total on Saturday, junior outside hitter Anthony Bonilla (New Paltz, N.Y./New Paltz) tallied 28 kills, including 16 in the five-set marathon against Juniata. Freshman setter Matthew Grace (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) provided 86 assists, with a career-best 52 occurring against the host Eagles.

Following the completion of the tournament, Bonilla was named the Tournament MVP and senior middle blocker Steven Woessner (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) earned All-Tournament Team accolades for their strong performances over the weekend.
 
 
New Paltz 3, Wittenberg 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-16)
 
In the first contest of the day, the Hawks had no trouble dispersing of the Tigers in straight sets. Bonilla and senior middle blocker Jake Roessler (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) both enjoyed 12-kill performances with Roessler hitting .688 and Bonilla following with a .400 showing.
 
Woessner floored seven service aces and now has 149 career aces, passing Jake Moore who held the program record with 142 career service aces. The senior also provided three block assists and two digs.
 
Grace distributed 34 assists and provided four digs and three block assists on the defensive end. For Wittenberg (3-3), both Joel Sotos and Dylan Kolovitz recorded six kills while Ross Russell provided 18 assists for the Tigers.
 
Tied at 15-all in the first set, the Hawks rattled off a 9-2 run to get within set point, 24-17. The Tigers would not go away quietly, however, and went on a late 4-0 spurt before New Paltz closed it out, 25-21.
 
In set number two, New Paltz held a slim 10-9 advantage before going on a 5-2 run to take a 15-11 edge. Wittenberg closed the lead to two (20-18) before the Hawks enjoyed a 5-0 run, as sophomore opposite Nick Smith (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) floored two kills and Woessner recorded three straight aces to end the set, 25-18.
 
New Paltz jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the last set and would increase that cushion to 11-6. The Hawks cruised to a 21-13 margin and used kills by junior middle blocker Ryan Cole (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East) and freshman outside hitter Aaron Carrk (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and an ace by Grace to end the first match of the day, 25-16.
 
New Paltz 3, No. 15 Juniata 2 (20-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-13)
 
Trailing 2-0, the Hawks managed the impressive comeback against the No. 15 team in the nation on their home court and squeaked out the 3-2 victory.
 
Bonilla led all players with 16 kills (.400) and Woessner followed with 10 kills (.444). Both Cole and sophomore outside hitter Bradley Schneider (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) ended with eight kills each. Grace distributed a match-best 52 assists.
 
For the Eagles (2-3), Quinn Paterson tallied 15 kills while Michael Young dished out 37 assists.
 
After dropping the first two sets (20-25, 18-25, respectively), the Hawks played with their backs against the wall in set three. Tied at 7-all, New Paltz jumped out to a 15-8 lead thanks to several kills from Bonilla and Woessner. Kills by Cole, Bonilla and senior middle blocker C.J. Borfitz (Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence) extended the match to a fourth set.
 
A Borfitz kill in the fourth set gave the Hawks a 10-5 lead, however Juniata battled back and got to within one (13-12). Kills by Schneider and Borfitz extended the New Paltz cushion to 21-16 and Bonilla followed suit with an ace and kill of his own to make the contest 24-18. Woessner forced the fifth and final set with a kill, closing out the set 25-20.
 
In the fifth and deciding set, New Paltz jumped out to a 6-3 edge after another kill from Borfitz. The Eagles countered and tied the set at 10-all and again at 12-all. A kill by Schneider handed a slim 13-12 lead back to the Hawks and the sophomore enjoyed back-to-back executions to close out the match and complete the impressive comeback by New Paltz.

2017 Juniata Invitational All-Tournament Team
Wittenberg: #21 Dylan Kolovitz
Thiel: #14 Regan Hess
Wells: #17 Brandon Perdicho
New Paltz: #10 Steven Woessner
MVP: #2 Anthony Bonilla – New Paltz
Juniata: #7 Mahlon Bender and #9 Michael Young