When and where:

February 8, 2025- Patchogue, NY

Results:

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's volleyball team was beaten by SUNY New Paltz, 3-1, in the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon. 

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-3, New Paltz, 5-6

Top Performers:

• Junior Luke MacPherson led the Golden Eagles with 12 kills while adding three blocks and a pair of aces

• Graduate student Tyler Anderson pitched in with eight kills and picked up seven digs

• Setter Will Kropp tossed 28 assists with five digs

• Junior Hank Foglia finished with a match-best six blocks

• Nikko Tenedorio of New Paltz led all players with 17 kills and five aces

How it happened:

• The Hawks hit a match-high .438 as a team in the opening set while holding the Golden Eagles to just -.042. New Paltz used a 4-0 to double their lead on the Golden Eagles, 10-5. NP maintained a lead throughout the remainder of the set to a 25-12 win. MacPherson and Anderson both finished with three kills

• Set two saw 12 tied scores and three lead changes. A kill from Foglia knotted the score at 16, but a 6-2 run in favor of the Hawks gave them a 22-18 advantage before taking a 2-0 match lead with a 25-21 win

• The Golden Eagles held off defeat with a narrow 27-25 win in the third frame. The set featured nine tied scores and four lead changes. Both sides went point for point down the stretch but back-to-back kills from Anderson and freshman Cole Violi secured the win sending the match to a fourth set

• New Paltz led wire-to-wire in set four limiting the Golden Eagles to just eight kills. They built a lead of as many as eight on several occasions before claiming the match with a 25-20 win

Notes:

• As a team, St. Joseph's (L.I.) posted a .128 hitting percentage while New Paltz finished at .270

• The Golden Eagles served four aces with the Hawks finished with an impressive 14

• The visitors collected 39 digs and put up eight total blocks with the hosts finishing with 33 digs and seven blocks

Up next:

The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center when they host Kean University on Wednesday, February 12th at 7:00 pm.