Jersey City, NJ – Freshman outside hitter Wojciech Jakubiak (Poland/Grover Cleveland) recorded a match high 15 kills to help the Hawks defeat the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University 3-0 (31-29, 30-17, 31-29) which also gave Hunter head coach Ray Bello his 100th career coaching victory.

Bello reaches the milestone in just his fifth season at the helm of the men's program. His career coaching record currently stands at 100-52. Hunter currently leads the all-time series with NJCU, 12-10 and snapped a five match win-streak that the Gothic Knights held over the Hawks.

Freshman outside hitter Pablo Oliveira (Brazil/Newcomers) and freshman middle blocker Eryk Kowalski (Poland/Environmental Studies) each added nine kills for the Hawks, while sophomore setter Zacarias Ripoll (Puerto Plata, D.R./John F. Kennedy) finished with 38 assists, seven digs and five kills.

The Gothic Knights were led by junior outside hitter Kevin Rogers (Clifton, NJ/Clifton) who also had a match high 15 kills and freshman outside hitter Marley Pena-Guzman (Atlanta, GA/Central Gwinett) contributed eight kills and six digs.

After tonight's victory, the Hawks improve to 18-3 on the season and will return to CUNY Athletic Conference action on Saturday when they are schedule to play York College and Brooklyn College at a CUNYAC Multi-Match hosted at City College of New York.