NEW PALTZ — In a match that went the distance, the New Paltz men’s volleyball team hung on to defeat the United States Merchant Marine Academy 3 games to 2. With the victory, the Hawks evened their record at 10-10.
The Hawks and Mariners see-sawed back and forth for the first four games of the match as the Hawks took games one and three 30-18, and 30-27 while King’s Point grabbed games two and four 32-30, and 26-30. In the decisive game five, the Hawks held a 14-12 lead and looked to have the match won. The mariners pulled even but eventually fell to the hosts 18-16.
Jim Cramer (New Oxford, PA) had a triple-double for New Paltz with 13 kills, 23 assists, and 12 digs. Sean Riley (Brewerton, NY) added 15 kills, 5 blocks, and 13 digs, while Mike La Rocco (Hauppauge, NY) had 16 kills and 20 digs.
The men’s team will play again tomorrow night when they host MIT at Elting Gym at 7:00 pm.
