YORK, Neb. — York University defeated Friends University 3-0 on Saturday. York took the sets 26-24, 25-22 and 26-24 and hit .198, holding the Falcons to .100.
The Panthers took the first set 26-24, answering late ties at 22-22 and 24-24 with
Madilyn De La Garza's kill from
Meadow Nusbaum and
Ambar Ortiz's set-ending kill. Earlier, York erased a 10-6 deficit with five straight points after a timeout, getting two
Isidora Diaz Aguirre kills and a Diaz Aguirre block during the push to 11-10. The Falcons came back from York's 21-16 lead to force the late tie, but the Panthers scored the final two points of the set.
In set two York erased a 19-16 deficit with five straight points, moving ahead 21-19 behind a De La Garza kill, a Diaz Aguirre block and a Falcons setting error. The Panthers kept the edge with a Diaz Aguirre kill and a De La Garza kill, then reached set point on a block by
Gabriella Ayazo and
Jassania Joseph. The Falcons cut it to 24-22, but a service error closed the Panthers' 25-22 second-set win.
The Panthers erased a 24-22 deficit in the third set by scoring the final four points, with Joseph and
Leyra Ruiz putting down kills before Joseph served back-to-back aces to close a 26-24 set. Earlier, York led 16-8 after Ruiz's kill and consecutive assisted blocks involving Diaz Aguirre, but the Falcons came back to take the late lead that the Panthers answered.
Joseph led York with 10 kills while hitting .450, adding two service aces and three block assists for 13.5 points. Nusbaum finished with a team-high 21 assists and added three digs. Ortiz collected a team-best 13 digs, along with two assists, a service ace and a kill. Diaz Aguirre added five kills and a team-high four blocks, including two solo blocks.
Up next, the York volleyball team visits Sterling on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in Sterling, Kan.
