NEW YORK CITY, NY – The Buffalo State men's volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday, falling in straight sets to No. 12 N.Y.U., before sweeping Ramapo at the NYU Tri-Match.
 

MATCH TWO BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Ramapo – 0
SET SCORES: (25-22, 25-19, 25-19)
LOCATION: John A. Paulson Center – New York City, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: (14-14), Ramapo: (15-7)

 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Chi Jackson (Buffalo, NY/Cheektowaga) extended his double-digit kills streak to six matches, tallying 12 kills on a .440 hitting percentage. He also added five total blocks.
• Gavin Wilczewski (Elma, NY/East Aurora) hit .450 with ten kills and eight digs.
• Hayden McCue (Fairport, NY/Fairport) added six kills and three total blocks.
• Jackson Stang (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) dished out 29 assists, while Alex Nuez (Paterson, NJ/Eastside) led the Bengals with nine digs.
• Nate Lippitt (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) contributed three service aces.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State won the first three points of the opening set thanks to a kill by McCue and two aces by Wilczewski. The Roadrunners responded, and eventually took the lead at 9-7.
• With Ramapo leading 21-19, the Bengals won five straight points thanks to two aces by Lippitt, and a block each by Jackson and Kaden Strong (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca East). Two plays later, Jackson closed the set with a kill.
• The Roadrunners jumped out to a 11-7 lead in the second set, before Buffalo State rallied to tie the score at 12-12.
• With the Bengals leading 17-16, Jackson had two solo blocks to lead a 4-0 Buffalo State run. Stang closed out the set with a setter dump for a kill shortly after.
• The Bengals led from start to finish in the third set, started with a three-point run that included kills by Wilczewski and Jackson.
• The Roadrunners closed to within three at 17-14, before McCue and Jackson sparked a 3-0 run to build a cushion and cruise to a 25-19 victory.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Reece Kirchofer led Ramapo with 14 digs.

 
MATCH ONE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: N.Y.U. – 3, Buffalo State - 0
SET SCORES: (25-20, 25-20, 25-18)
LOCATION: John A. Paulson Center – New York City, NY
RECORDS: N.Y.U.: (12-7), Buffalo State: (12-14)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Jackson had 13 kills for Buffalo State.
• Wilczewski had a team-high 11 digs, while Nuez had 10 digs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Violets jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first set. Buffalo State closed to within one point at 19-18 thanks to a 6-0 run that included a kill and an ace by Jake Woelfel (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West), before N.Y.U. went on a 6-2 run to close out the set.
• The Bengals led early in the second set, before the Violets jumped ahead 17-14. Buffalo State closed to within one point after a combo block by Stang and Strong and an ace by Nuez, but the Bengals couldn't complete the comeback and dropped the second set 25-20.
• Buffalo State fell behind 7-4 in the third set, and could never pull back even in falling in the third set.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Lucas Osieki and Luke Boyer each tallied 10 kills for N.Y.U.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will close out the regular season this weekend, hosting Finger Lakes Community College for Senior Day, as well as Hobart on Saturday.