Brooklyn, NY (Mar. 9, 2018) – Skyline Conference Player of the Week Luke Kubisch led once again with 13 kills (.150) in Purchase's 3-1 win at Pratt Institute Thursday night. 

With the win, the Panthers move to 3-6 overall. Pratt drops to 4-7 overall in defeat.

Along with his 13 kills, Kubisch (JR/Delmar, NY) notched two service aces for a total 15 points.  Chris Williams (SR/Valley Stream, NY) tallied six kills and paced the defensive effort with 29 digs. Andreo Otiniano (SO/Mamaroneck, NY) produced a game-best five service aces to go along with six kills, six digs and a block. Thomas Slomka (SO/Orchard Park, NY) and Masaya Funakoshi (SO/Tarrytown, NY) chipped in with six kills and ten digs, respectively.

Griffin Rapp (SR/Rochester, NY), Christian Colon (FR/Bronx, NY) and Justin Jimenez (SO/Bronx, NY) rounded out the Panther roster. Rapp totaled eight digs and three aces, Colon produced four kills and Jimenez netted one ace.

For Pratt, outside hitter Albi Marke paced the Cannoneers with 13 kills, while fellow sophomore Dean Liaw notched double-digit kills for the third-straight outing, finishing with 12.
 
The Panthers captured the opening set in comfortable fashion. After an Albi Marke kills cut the Panther lead to three, 17-14, Purchase would benefit from five Pratt hitting errors as they closed out the first frame to take a 1-0 lead.

The second set saw the Panthers jump out to an early 6-0 lead following a trio of service aces by Rapp. Pratt would tie the score at 7-7 following a pair of Marke aces. A slew of Pratt attacking errors gave momentum back to Purchase as they led 24-19, looking to go up 2-0 in the match. The Cannoneers would score the game's next five points – highlighted by Liaw's kill – to tie the score once again. Trailing 25-24, kills by both Marke and Liaw gave Louis Sepulveda's squad the set, 27-25, as the teams headed into frame number three.

With the third set tied 16-16, costly errors allowed the Panthers to increase their lead to three, 20-17. Liaw's kill closed the gap, but a pair of Kubisch kills sealed the game for Purchase, who led 2-1 heading into the fourth set.

After an Uddhav Kedia service ace gave Pratt a 6-4 advantage, Purchase would reel off six straight points and never look back, cruising to a 25-18 win in game number four.
 
Up next, the Panthers head to St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) for a tri-match hosted by the Bears.