New York, NY - The #2 Hawks defeated the #7 Cardinals of York College by a score of 3-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2015 CUNYAC/Pepsi Women's Volleyball Tournament. The Purple and Gold had kills from eight different players as they dominated from the start and never let up. The win secures their spot in the semi-finals and pushes their record out to 21-13, 7-1 CUNYAC while the Cardinals conclude their season at 6-20, 2-6 CUNYAC.

Head Coach Val Lang's squad was efficient on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. The Hawks .390 hitting percentage resulted in 34 kills while the squad threw down 18 service aces. Coupled with 20 digs and just two reception errors, Hunter allowed only seven York kills and held them to 26 total points over the three sets en route to the convincing 25-8, 25-6, 25-12 victory.

Miranda Hogan posted a game high 27 digs and seven service aces while Julia Connolly recorded seven kills. Angelica Mae Aquino and Taylor Kerr-Haiduk each chipped in with six kills apiece with Samantha Barrett chalking up five of her own. Breanna Banske was credited with six service aces.

"Our quarterfinal match was played as planned," explained Head Coach Val Lang. "We focused on serving York well and running our offense efficiently on free balls. Our team is very disciplined in executing the game plan which was evident in tonight's win."

"Our Quarterfinal match was played as planned, focused on serving York well and running our offense efficiently on free balls. Our squad is very disciplined in executing game plan, which is great!"

The match was a game of runs and unanswered points with the Hawks on the favorable end of the tape. In the first, they went on two, 6-0 runs and then closed out the set with eight unanswered points; four of them coming off of service aces from Hogan. In similar fashion, Hunter jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second and then rattled off nine points to make it 18-4. A 7-2 run capped the second as they headed into the third and final set. Once again, an 11-1 run set the stage for a 13-6 mid-match score. The Cardinals advanced their score to 12, their highest of the match, but it would be all they earned as two attack errors from Renee Daley put the nail in the coffin.

The Hawks will host the semi-final games as well as the championship at the Sportsplex on Friday, November 6. Hunter will square off against #3 Lehman in the first of the two semi-finals at 4pm with #1 Baruch taking on #4 John Jay at 6pm. The winner of the two games will meet at 8pm in the championship round. Tickets to Friday's games are FREE and can be found here.