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New York, NY – Hunter's women's volleyball team fell in their home opener to New York University 0-3 (15-25, 22-25, 21-25) on Tuesday, September 10^th.

Lucia Stosic had a team-high 10 kills while Karolina Gajda and Stephanie Taibe both had six kills for the Hawks. Kristine Ciurcina recorded a game-high 26 assists and Taylor Kordich led defensively with a team-high 11 digs.

The Hawks recorded 10 kills in the opening set against the Violets. Lucia Stosic netted four kills and Brianna O'Hagan added three for Hunter's offense. Setter Kristine Ciurcina paced the Hawks with eight assists and Samantha Barrett recorded a solo block. NYU had 12 kills and forced the Hawks into eight errors taking the first set, 15-25.

Karolina Gajda and Lucia Stosic had four kills each in the second set against NYU. Stosic also added a solo block while Kristine Ciurcina tallied nine assists for her Hunter teammates. The Hawks combined for 12 total kills and improved their team's chemistry only committing two errors. Samantha Barrett netted a service ace against the Violets, but NYU attacked the Hawks with 15 kills winning the second set, 25-22.

In the third set, Hunter collected 12 digs to NYU's 11 behind Taylor Kordich's five digs. Kristine Ciurcina had nine assists on 10 kills by the Hawks. Taylor Kordich, Samantha Barrett, Lucia Stosic, Stephanie Taibe, and Karolina Gajda all had two kills apiece in the third set, but NYU exploded for a game-high 16 kills in the third set. NYU went on to sweep Hunter winning the final set 25-21.

Hunter falls to 1-5 after their loss to NYU. Their next match will be on Saturday, September 14^th at York College. The Hawks will face Brooklyn at 9:00 a.m. and CCNY at 11:00 a.m. in a CUNYAC Multi-Match. For more information on Hunter College Athletics, please visit www.huntercollegeathletics.com.