Box Score

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University men's volleyball team dropped its Skyline Conference match to Ramapo College, in straight sets, at the Max Stern Athletic Center on Wednesday evening. Set scores were 25-17, 25-14, and 25-13.

The Maccabees (5-13, 2-5 Skyline) got off to a strong start in the opening set, as a kill by sophomore middle blocker Samuel Marcus gave Yeshiva a 4-3 advantage. After Marcus slammed home another kill to help the Macs regain the lead, Ramapo (16-10, 5-1 Skyline) scored three unanswered points to put Yeshiva behind. The Maccabees countered, as a kill by freshman setter Sander Eizen sparked the home team to tie the set at eight. However, the Roadrunners went on a 13-4 run to take a commanding 21-12 advantage. Yeshiva could not rally and fell in the first game by a score of 25-17.

Ramapo never trailed in the second stanza, and led from wire-to-wire in the third frame, to earn the conference sweep.

For the match, Marcus led all players with seven kills and had one block. Junior opposite hitter Mathew Rosenberg added five kills with two digs. Freshman outside hitter Jonathan Greenberg added three kills, while sophomore outside hitter Chaim Aryeh Rubin anchored the defense with five digs and a block, and contributed to the offense with three assists. Senior libero Hirschy Zaks produced a team-best seven digs, while Eizen led the Maccabees with 12 assists. Junior setter Michael Klein added three assists of his own. Classmate Itai Guttman slammed home two kills, while junior middle blocker Tuvia Marks added one kill, one block, and one assist.

Yeshiva University will be hosting a Skyline Conference Tri-Match at the Max Stern Athletic Center on Sunday. Yeshiva will battle St. Joseph's Long Island at 12:00 p.m., and then take on Mount Saint Vincent at 4:00 p.m. It will be senior day as Yeshiva University will be honoring senior defensive specialist Eytan Darrison, Marks, and Zaks with a ceremony prior to the start of the opening match.