Box Score New York, NY – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's volleyball team went on the road and swept Baruch College 25-16, 25-14, 28-26. The Hawks dominated the Bearcats offensively and defensively, posting a .366 hitting percentage and holding Baruch to a -.032.

SUNY New Paltz came out firing in the opening set, recording kills on seven of their first 12 points as they took a 12-7 lead. The Hawks continued to slowly build their lead without allowing the Bearcats to make a run of their own and handily walked away with a 25-16 win after a Matthew Grace ace sealed the first set.

The second set was more contested from the beginning, but up 13-10, SUNY New Paltz made their run and took 12 of the last 16 points to take the 25-14 win. During the run to finish the set, junior outside hitter Nick Smith recorded four of his match-high nine kills. At 24-14, freshmen Tenzin Kunga and Sam Yakubowski finished the set on a high note with a double block.

Baruch wasn't going to let SUNY New Paltz dominate anymore and took the momentum in the third set by jumping out to an 11-5 lead. However, the Hawks answered back with Yorman Escobar serving as he picked up two straight aces during a five-point run. Four points later, SUNY New Paltz put together another five-point run to take the lead for the first time in the set at 16-14. The momentum continued to shift back and forth as the Bearcats made a five-point run of their own. Baruch ended up with their first set point at 24-23, but sophomore Aaron Carrk erased it with a kill. Two more set points ended up against the Hawks, but this time it was Ben Cohen and Bradley Schneider who kept the set alive. Finally, at 27-26 sophomore middle blocker Nick O'Malley powered down an ace to clinch the three-set sweep.

It was a true team effort offensively for SUNY New Paltz as 11 different players recorded a kill, with Smith and Ryan Cole leading the way with nine and eight, respectively. Schneider and Cohen also chipped in solid performances with seven kills each. Sophomore setter Grace tallied a match-high 23 assists and fellow sophomore Rob Nolan added eight digs to lead the defensive effort.

"It was a good win for us because everybody was able to get on the court and contribute," said head coach Radu Petrus. "We have Springfield up next and if we want to compete with them there's improvements we need to make, but overall it was a good win."

The Hawks will take on top ranked Springfield College for the third time this season on Saturday at 6 p.m. Be sure to follow @nphawks on Twitter and @newpaltzhawks on Instagram and Facebook for updates, highlights, videos, photos and more.