When and where:
January 23, 2025- Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Results:
The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's volleyball team earned its first win of the 2025 season with a 3-0 sweep, 25-14, 25-17, 25-9, at Bard College on Thursday evening.
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-1, Bard 1-4
Top Performers:
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Sophomore Umberto Piscitelli led the Golden Eagles with 12 kills while hitting at a .455 clip, picked up 11 digs, and served three aces
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Junior Luke MacPherson added nine kills and also finished with 22 digs
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Setter Will Kropp tossed 30 assistsÂ
How it happened:
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A 14-4 run in favor of the Golden Eagles turned a 6-6 stalemate into a 20-10 advantage for the visitors. SJLI claimed the set 25-14 and an early match lead. Piscitelli and MacPherson finished with five and four kills, respectively
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St. Joseph's held a slight 7-4 lead early on set two before they built momentum through the middle portion of the frame hitting the 20-point mark first at 20-13. A MacPherson block finished the Raptors in set two, 25-17
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The Golden Eagles led the final frame wire-to-wire hitting .455 as a team while holding Bard to single digits, 25-9, completing the sweep
Notes:
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As a team, St. Joseph's (L.I.) posted a .322 hitting percentage while Bard was held to just .011
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The Golden Eagles served 10 aces with the Raptors recording just two
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The visitors collected 47 digs and put up seven total blocks with the hosts finishing with 32 digs and four blocks
Up next:
The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center when they host Springfield College on Saturday, January 25th at 3:30 pm.
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