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Top performers:

• Declan Kerns led the Golden Eagles with seven kills, adding four digs and one assisted block
• Logan Meyer contributed four kills and three digs in
• Dominic Ruggiero dished out 15 assists, two digs, and one service ace in
• Connor Ruais paced the defense with 12 digs.
• Shaun Mischler recorded six kills, one assist and one dig
• Chris Sarnicola finished second on the team with six digs

How it happened:

• Set 1 (NYU 25-21): The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 4-2 lead, before the Violet offense found some rhythm to pull ahead 24-15. SJLI responded by scoring six straight points before NYU closed out the set on a kill by Emerson Evans 
• Set 2 (NYU 25-17): The second set was competitive early with the score tied at six. NYU opened up the lead with a 7-2 scoring burst. St. Joseph's fought to keep the score close throughout the second set but the Violets pulled away late with a strong offensive and defensive performance
• Set 3 (NYU 25-15): SJLI took the first two points in set three before NYU answered scoring eight straight to retake the lead. After NYU pulled ahead 18-9 the Golden Eagles tried to rally bringing the score to 22-15 before NYU closed with a kill and errors on St. Joseph's 

Notes:

• St. Joseph's hit -0.044 overall (20 kills, 24 errors on 91 attempts) with one ace, 37 digs, and one total block.
• NYU dominated with a .275 hitting percentage (38 kills, 18 errors), seven aces, 42 digs, and seven total blocks

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