Lehman Patterson
1
Stevens STEVENS 13-2, 4-1 UVC
3
Winner NYU NYUMVB 7-6, 4-1 UVC
Stevens STEVENS
13-2, 4-1 UVC
1
Final
3
NYU NYUMVB
7-6, 4-1 UVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stevens STEVENS 25 18 18 13 (1)
NYU NYUMVB 22 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Stevens Athletic Communications

No. 2 Men’s Volleyball Falls to NYU in Four Sets

NYU gave No. 2 men's volleyball their first conference loss of the season.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (February 27, 2019)  – Junior David Lehman tallied a team-high 13 kills, but the No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team fell to New York University in four sets (25-22, 18-25, 18-25, 13-25) Wednesday evening in a United Volleyball Conference matchup. 

Senior Jacob Patterson added a team-best 18 assists for the Ducks, who were handed their first conference loss of the season. Stevens is now 13-2 on the year and 4-1 in UVC play. 

Alex Li led the Violets with a match-high 15 kills while Matin Bikdeli tallied 37 assists. NYU improved to 7-6 overall and 4-1 in the conference. 

Volleys and Points
  • The teams opened the first set going point-for-point before NYU took 13-10 lead after two errors by the Ducks and a kill from Tyler Flood. 
  • Stevens then took a one points lead following three-straight errors by the Violets and a kill by sophomore Jack Bittker
  • The teams continued to trade points before Stevens was able to take a 20-18 advantage after a kill from sophomore Ryan Byrne and an ace by senior Cooper Diamond
  • NYU was able to stay within two points before committing two errors to give Stevens the first-set victory.
  • Stevens began the second set with a 3-1 lead after two NYU errors and a Lehman kill. 
  • A kill by Neil Ferraro followed by four Stevens errors gave the Violets a three-point lead.
  • The Ducks brought themselves within one point following an error by NYU and back-to-back kills from Lehman. 
  • The Violets scored half of the next 14 points on errors by the Ducks to take hold of the second set. 
  • NYU started the third set with a 6-4 lead, capped off by back-to-back aces from Li.
  • Stevens took a one-point lead after three consecutive NYU errors.
  • Ferraro earned the Violets next three points, collecting two kills and a block. 
  • A Lehman kill followed by a kill from senior Dylan DeBoer shortened NYU's lead to one. 
  • A 5-0 run by the Violets that included two blocks and kill put NYU up 17-11.
  • Senior Joshua Hinton delivered his first kill of the season before Diamond and Bittker blocked an attempt by Evan Lindley to bring the Ducks within three points.
  • Another 5-0 run by NYU left them one point away from winning the third set. 
  • Despite a kill from freshman Stedman van Arsdale and an ace from junior Grant Burden, the Ducks committed an attack error to give the Violets their 25th point of the set. 
  • Flood led NYU to start the final stanza with two kills and a block to put the Violets up 6-2.
  • DeBoer and junior Jonathan Frenzel shortened the lead after they each issued a kill. 
  • Three-straight kills by NYU gave them a 15-9 lead. 
  • DeBoer and Bittker each set down a pass to bring the Ducks within four. 
  • The Violets scored six unanswered points to close out the final set.

Match Point
  • Lindley issued a kill to end the match.

Inside the Numbers
  • Diamond, Byrne and Burden each delivered an ace for the Ducks.
  • Stevens outhit the Violets .292 to .200 in the first set. 
  • Fyda and van Arsdale each collected a career-high four digs.
  • Ferraro led all players with a .556 hitting percentage.
  • Flood and Ferraro each totaled five aces. 
  • NYU held the Ducks to their lowest hitting percentage of the season.

Up Next
  • No. 2 men's volleyball travels to The Sage Colleges on Sunday, March 3 for a 1 P.M. start.
  • Live stats and video links available at StevensDucks.com.

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