When and where:

April 11, 2024- Patchogue, NY

Results:

The top-seeded St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's volleyball team advances to the Skyline Conference Final match with a 3-0 sweep of #4 SUNY Purchase in the semifinal round in the Danzi Center on Thursday evening

Records:

#1 St. Joseph's (L.I.), 24-6, #4SUNY Purchase 17-4

Top Performers:

• Senior Mark Williams finished with a match-best 15 kills with a .542 hitting percentage while adding four service aces and four digs

• Sophomore Luke MacPherson pitched in with nine kills in 12 attempts with four digs, two aces, and two blocks

• Senior Setter CJ Johnson recorded a match-best 36 assists and six digs

How it happened:

• Purchase stayed close early in set one, but the Golden Eagles created some distance midway through when a kill from Williams gave the hosts a 17-10 lead before securing the 25-14 win. Williams knocked down four kills with Johnson tossing 10 assists

• St. Joseph's led wire-to-wire in set two behind eight kills from Williams and four from MacPherson to claim a 25-16 win

• SJLI completed the sweep with a 25-8 win in the third set hitting .474 as a team with Johnson spreading out his 10 assists to five different Golden Eagles

Notes:

• As a team, St. Joseph's (L.I.) hit .452 while Purchase finished at .054

• Defensively, the Golden Eagles picked up 29 digs with PC totaling 20 while recording seven total blocks to the Panthers' two

Up next:

The Golden Eagles look to defend their title when they host second-seeded New Jersey City University in the Skyline Conference Final match in the Danzi Center on Saturday, April 13th at 1:00 pm.