Men's Volleyball Claims 3-0 Sweep Over Baruch

When and Where

January 24, 2023 – New York, NY

Records

St. Joseph's (L.I.) 1-3, Baruch 2-1

Results

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's volleyball team earned its first win of the season with a 3-0 sweep of Baruch College on the road on Tuesday evening

Top performers

• Junior Mark Williams led the Golden Eagles with 13 kills while scooping up five digs and serving a game-best three aces

• Freshman Luke MacPherson finished with seven kills, six digs, and a pair of aces

• Setter CJ Johnson dished 27 assists with freshman middle Mike Golaszeki knocking down four kills from five attempts

• Jack Centeno led the Bearcats with 7 kills with setter Ryan Oommen finishing with 18 assists

How it happened

• The Golden Eagles had a strong start in the match coming away with a 25-19 win

• St. Joseph's led early after an ace from Williams put the visiors ahead 9-2. SJLI maintained distance courtesy of a .625 hitting percentage to claim the 25-10 win

• The third set saw SJLI lead wire-to-wire and close out the match with a 25-16 win

Notes

• As a team, Golden Eagles hit .385 while holding the Bearcats to just .014

• The St. Joseph's defense shined as they finished with four solo blocks and six block assists and 27 digs

The Golden Eagles travel to Vasser College and will face SUNY Potsdam at 2:00 PM before facing the Brewers at 4:00 PM.