BOX SCORE New York, NY – The men's volleyball team defeated the Roadrunners of Ramapo College yesterday evening by a score of 3-1. After taking the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-23, the Hawks were denied a sweep by falling in the third, 21-25 but bounced back and sealed the deal with a 25-19 fourth set victory. The win moves them to 13-6 overall and they remain a perfect 7-0 in conference action.
 
The Purple and Gold tallied 48 total kills and were led by Benjamin Crusinberry's 16 and Steven Tarquinio's 12. Nicolas Sanchez took care of the setting duties and earned 37 assists in the win while Joseph Muir registered a game high 14 digs.
 
The Hawks got off to a sluggish start, falling behind early, 5-2. Two kills from Crusinberry and a kill from Benjamin Cassidy made it a 6-6 affair but once again they found themselves down 14-12. Four straight Hunter points, coupled with three ensuing Rampao miscues resulted in a 7-0 run and a 19-14 advantage in favor of the hosts. A kill from Tarquinio made it a point game, but Ramapo did not go away quietly, scoring two more points before taking a timeout. Out of the break, Sanchez's kill secured the first set victory.
 
In similar fashion, the second set was tightly contested throughout. However, after holding a 10-9 lead, Ramapo capitalized on three Hunter miscues while chalking up five points of their own to put in an 8-1 run and setting the scoreboard at 16-11. Unfazed by the five point deficit, Hunter played their game and strung together a 5-1 run of their own late in the set to take a 21-20 lead. With the score knotted at 23 apiece, Tarquinio and Cassidy hammered home a kill each to give their team a 2-0 lead.
 
The Roadrunners jumped out to an early lead and used a 9-1 run midway through the fourth to give them a comfortable eight point advantage at 17-9. Despite scoring the next 11 of 16 points to come back to within three at 23-20, the visitors managed to steal the set with a final score of 25-21.
 
With their sights set on their 13^th victory, the Purple and Gold used a 5-1 run in the latter stages of the fifth and final set to take a 21-15 lead. Their final four points were tallied off of Ramapo errors as they claimed the set and match victory, 25-19.
 
The Hawks are back in action tonight as they take on Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY at 7pm.