RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University men's volleyball team suffered a Skyline Conference loss to College of Mount Saint Vincent, 3-0, at Peter Jay Sharp Center on Sunday afternoon. Set scores were 25-16, 25-13, and 25-20.

Yeshiva (5-9, 4-7 Skyline) settles for a spilt with Mount Saint Vincent (4-9, 4-5 Skyline) this season after the Maccabees won a five-set thriller over the Dolphins, at Max Stern Athletic Center, back on March 8.

After dropping the first two games, YU trailed 10-6 in the third stanza. However, a kill by senior Benjamin Goldstein sparked an 8-1 run, capped off by a kill from classmate Alon Jakubowitz, to propel the Macs to a 14-11 advantage. Senior Benjamin Smillie also had back-to-back kills during Yeshiva's rally.

The Dolphins shifted momentum into their favor by scoring five of the set's next six points to jump out in front, 16-15. Jakubowitz and Smillie answered by combining for back-to-back kills to allow YU to reclaim the advantage, 17-16. After YU fell behind again, the Macs managed to tie it up at 18 points apiece. From that point on, Mount Saint Vincent finished the game on a 7-2 run to win the stanza, 25-20, and clinch the match in three straight sets.

For YU, Smillie had five kills, six digs, and a pair of assists. Goldstein tallied nine assists and three digs. Jakubowitz slammed home five kills, while junior Shmuel Aberman produced three kills, an assist, and a block. Senior Amitai Kolom recorded two kills, a service ace, and four digs, while classmate Steven Zelmanovich chipped in defensively with four digs, plus a block, and scored a kill. Senior Michael Stark generated five digs, while first-year player Avi Braun had three digs of his own. Sophomore Akiva Kamornick and junior Eliezer Benjamin each produced a kill.

For Mount Saint Vincent, sophomore Kyle Thompson had a near double-double with 13 kills and nine digs, while nailing four service aces and recording three assists.

Yeshiva will host Purchase College, at Max Stern Athletic Center, on Tuesday evening. First serve is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. It will be Senior Night as Yeshiva University will honor our graduating seniors with a ceremony prior to the start of the match.