Grant
1
NYU NYUMVB 13-11
3
Winner Stevens STEVENS 27-4
NYU NYUMVB
13-11
1
Final
3
Stevens STEVENS
27-4
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
NYU NYUMVB 17 25 20 22 (1)
Stevens STEVENS 25 23 25 25 (3)

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

No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Tops NYU to Advance to UVC Final

The Ducks defeated fourth-seeded NYU to advance to the UVC Final.

CALDWELL, N.J. (April 13, 2019)  – Junior David Lehman delivered his 1000th kill while classmate Grant Burden collected his 1000th assist as No. 4 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball defeated New York University 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22) in the United Volleyball Conference semifinal match Saturday afternoon at Caldwell University. 

Lehman led all players with 22 kills and Burden registered a match-high 48 assists for the Ducks, who improved to 27-4 on the year. 

NYU was paced by Neil Ferraro and Evan Lindley with 14 kills apiece. The Violets ended their season with a record of 13-11. 

Volleys and Points
  • The Ducks jumped on a 5-3 lead to start the match after a kill by junior Jonathan Frenzel and a block by Burden. 
  • NYU tied the set with kills from Ferraro and Matin Bikdeli. 
  • Stevens then scored five-straight as Burden delivered an ace and senior Cooper Diamond and sophomore Jack Bittker each collected a kill. 
  • Bikdeli and Flood ended the streak with a block. 
  • Two errors and a block by Frenzel and Bittker put the Ducks up 16-8. 
  • The Violets cut the lead following a kill by Ferraro and an ace by Lindley. 
  • Lehman set down a pass from Burden to bring Stevens five points away from winning the set. 
  • Frenzel and Diamond each delivered a kill and the Violets registered an error to put Stevens up 24-14. 
  • The Ducks then committed three-straight errors before Bittker set down a pass from sophomore Ryan Byrne to end set one. 
  • NYU began the second set with a 5-2 advantage after kills from Bikdeli and Lindley and a service error by the Ducks. 
  • Stevens cut the lead to one as Byrne and Bittker each set down passes from Burden. 
  • The teams traded points until the Violets took an 18-13 lead on blocks by Lindley, Tyler Flood and James Haag along with a kill from Lindley. 
  • The Ducks cut their deficit to one point once again when NYU committed two attack errors, Lehman issued a kill and Byrne blocked an attempt by Alex Li. 
  • Flood set down two passes from Bikdeli to end the second set. 
  • Kills from Lehman, Diamond, Byrne and Frenzel helped give the Ducks a 6-3 edge to open the third set. 
  • The Violets came within two points following a kill by Lindley and an attack error by Lehman. 
  • Back-to-back kills from Lehman gave Stevens a six-point lead. 
  • NYU answered with a block by Ferraro and Bikdeli and an ace from John Arege. 
  • With the Ducks up 21-16, a Stevens service error, a block by Li and Ferraro and a kill by Li brought the Violets within two. 
  • One kill apiece from Lehman and Byrne and an error by NYU brought Stevens one point away from winning the set. 
  • Lehman set down a pass from Burden after the Ducks committed an attack error to end the third stanza. 
  • After trading the first few points of the fourth set, NYU took a 6-3 lead following two Stevens' errors and a kill from Bikdeli. 
  • A 5-0 run by the Ducks that included three consecutive errors by the Violets put Stevens up 9-7.
  • Ferraro and Lindley collected a block before Ferraro registered a block to tie the set at 10. 
  • Lindley committed a service error before Frenzel and Burden recorded a block to give the Ducks a two-point lead. 
  • Flood brought the Violets within one before back-to-back kills from Lehman kept Stevens in the lead. 
  • NYU remained within two points Lindley and Bikdeli each set down a pass. 
  • Frenzel issued a kill and Burden registered a block with Diamond before Diamond blocked an attempt on his own to bring the Ducks one point away from advancing to the final match. 
  • Three consecutive errors by Stevens cut their lead to two points. 

Match Point
  • An NYU attack error gave the Ducks the final point of the match. 

Inside the Numbers
  • Stevens outhit the Violets .317 to .145.
  • The Ducks hit over .400 in the second and third sets. 
  • NYU held the edge in digs (38-35), blocks (10-8) and aces (3-2).
  • Ferraro collected a match-high seven blocks. 
  • Bittker, Lindley and Connor Keowen all registered 10 digs.

Up Next
  • The Ducks will play No. 9 New Paltz tomorrow, April 14 in the UVC Championship match at 2 P.M. in the George R. Newman Center at Caldwell University. 
  • Stevens topped the Hawks 3-2 on March 27 in Hoboken to win the UVC regular season title. 
  • Live stats and video links available at StevensDucks.com.

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