Brooklyn, N.Y. - Hunter College men's volleyball took down Medgar Evers College on Thursday evening, defeating the Cougars in three sets with scores of 25-18, 25-15 and 25-9.

The Hawks improved to 13-8 and 5-0 in the CUNYAC, while the Cougars are now 13-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

Hunter took an 11-6 lead in the first set, sparked by kills from Blake Hogan, Cyrus De Guzman and Sherrod Cole. The Cougars stayed close until the Hawks found six-straight points, led by two kills from Hogan and a service ace from Christian Maisonet, pulling ahead 21-10. MEC managed eight more points but the Purple and Gold closed it out with a 25-18 win.

The Hawks jumped out to a 10-5 advantage immediately in the second. Kills from Maisonet, Cole, De Guzman and Alec Helford allowed the Hawks to lengthen the lead by 10 points. They held off the Cougars in the remaining points to take the second, 25-15 and get a 2-0 lead in the match.

Five-straight serves from Samuel Gibson in the third set led the Purple and Gold to an early 8-1 edge. Hunter stayed in control by outscoring the Cougars 11-6 to make the score 19-7. Kills from Qendrim Shala and Maisonet finished off MEC as Hunter won the third 25-9.

The Hawks hit .455 in the victory, for their best hitting percentage of the 2019 season. Shala led the offense with 10 kills, followed by nine each from Maisonet and De Guzman. Hogan chipped in seven kills and a team-high five digs, while Helford posted 28 assists. 

The team returns to the court on Saturday when they travel to Cairn University for a tri-match.