New York, NY - The men's volleyball team was overpowered by the Golden Eagles of St. Joseph's-Long Island. Despite 29 team kills, the Purple and Gold kept it close for just one set but ultimately were blanked, 25-16, 25-23 and 25-13. Hunter continues to search for their first win as they drop to 0-4 on the year.

David Lou led the offense for Hunter, hammering home 12 kills on 28 attempts. Ted Kim added six kills while Raymond Yu chipped in with five. Chris Scandole had just nine digs in the loss while Cooper Moran registered 26 assists as the team's setter.

In the first, St. Joseph's had a total of 16 unanswered points which forced Hunter to play from behind from the get-go. They put in a late 5-1 run of their own, but the Golden Eagles quickly chalked up their first set victory after the scoreboard read 25-16. In the second, Hunter played catch-up until Kim book ended a 5-0 Hunter run with kills, resulting in a 17-17 tie. They managed to slip into a four-point hole but showed resiliency by clawing their way back to within one at 24-23. However, the Golden Eagles' Mark Williams shut the door on a comeback with a kill to go up 2-0.

Mid-way through the final set, a 6-0 St. Joseph's run proved to be crippling, setting Hunter back by 12. The deficit proved to be too much to overcome as the visitors cruised to the end and took the 3-0 match victory.

Hunter will get back in action on Tuesday, February 22nd when they host Kean University at 6pm.