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Rookie Christian Colon (No. 5) and the Panthers (above) hosted a tri-match Sunday.
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Yeshiva YUMVB 3-11, 2-5 SKY
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Winner PURCHASE PANTHERS PUR-MVB 5-8, 3-2 SKY
Yeshiva YUMVB
3-11, 2-5 SKY
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Final
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PURCHASE PANTHERS PUR-MVB
5-8, 3-2 SKY
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Yeshiva YUMVB 12 18 18 (0)
PURCHASE PANTHERS PUR-MVB 25 25 25 (3)
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Winner Mount Saint Vincent CMSV 10-10, 5-0 SKY
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PURCHASE PANTHERS PUR-MVB 5-8, 3-3 SKY
Winner
Mount Saint Vincent CMSV
10-10, 5-0 SKY
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Final
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PURCHASE PANTHERS PUR-MVB
5-8, 3-3 SKY
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Mount Saint Vincent CMSV 25 25 25 (3)
PURCHASE PANTHERS PUR-MVB 9 10 21 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Bobby Ciafardini, SID

Panthers Split Home Tri-Match

Purchase, NY (March 18, 2018) – Purchase men's volleyball went 1-1 Sunday in the program's tri-match on campus.

The Panthers welcomed Skyline Conference opponents Yeshiva University and the College of Mount Saint Vincent, besting YU in the first match of the day, 3-0, before falling to the Dolphins in the finale, 3-0. YU also lost 3-0 to CMSV in the middle matchup.

Purchase defeated YU 25-12, 25-18, 25-18. The Panthers fell 25-9, 25-10, 25-21 against CMSV. The Dolphins posted a 25-10, 25-6, 25-11 final against the Maccabees.

The hosts raced out to an 8-2 lead in the opener, seizing a 25-12 win against YU. The Macs performed better in the second set, closing within 16-12 of Purchase, and later 19-16. But Purchase regrouped and held a 22-17 advantage on its way to a 25-18 win in the second set. The third was close early, too. It was tied 4-4 and 9-9. The Panthers then opened things, taking a 10-9 lead, and later the match once again, 25-18. 

The Dolphins, which improved to a perfect 5-0 in league play, dominated YU in the second matchup of the afternoon. They never trailed.
 
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Setter Chris Williams (No. 1) and the Panthers defeated Yeshiva (above).

However, it was a close matchup with the Panthers early in the third game. CMSV led 6-4. The Dolphins then went on a huge run, sealing a 25-9 victory. That success carried over into the second set, 25-10.

The Panthers showed resilience in the last set of the afternoon, but ultimately, CMSV was too strong.

Purchase is now 3-3 in the league. The two losses dropped YU to 2-6 in the Skyline.  

Purchase was paced by Luke Kubisch (JR/DElmar, NY) and Andreo Otiniano (SO/Mamaroneck, NY) against YU, with the duo registering 10 and nine kills, respectively. Kubisch led all scorers. Setter Christopher Williams (SR/Valley Stream, NY) added seven kills and a match-high 16 assists (shared with YU's Isaac Pomerance). Otiniano notched a match-high nine digs.

YU's Derek Orenshein totaled eight kills in the loss.

In the finale, CMSV was led by Owen Smith and his match-high nine kills. Logan Dickover handed out a match-high 30 assists.

Kubisch paced Purchase with six kills. Williams finished with eight assists, and teammate Masaya Funakoshi (SOTarrytown, NY) contributed a match-high five digs (shared with CMSV's Sean O'Connor). 
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