BOX SCORE vs CCNY

BOX SCORE vs Rutgers-Newark

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The #13-ranked men’s volleyball team began their home schedule on Tuesday night in the ARC Arena with matches against CCNY and Rutgers-Newark.

The Bearcats (3-8, 1-0 CUNYAC) started the evening by sweeping CCNY in their CUNYAC opener with scores of 25-11 (.556), 25-22, 25-11.

Steven Coniglio led Baruch with eight kills (.778), while Jesus Echevarria (.455) and Ray Satagaj (.400) each recorded six kills. Takeshi Kawahigashi notched a career-high six aces and Sam Park totaled four kills.

Matthew Ng and Nicholas Siriban led CCNY (0-8, 0-1 CUNYAC) with eight kills each.

In the second non-conference match against Rutgers-Newark, which is currently transitioning their volleyball program from Division I to III, the visiting Scarlet Raiders swept with scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.

Pablo Oliveira led Baruch with 11 kills and six total digs, while Eryk Kowalski notched seven kills. Echevarria dished out 22 assists and recorded three kills. Coniglio finished the match with four kills.

Austin Pappas led the visiting Scarlet Raiders (6-0) with nine kills (.500).

Overall, Rutgers-Newark totaled 33 kills (.278), compared to 27 (.194) by Baruch.

The men’s volleyball team will return to action on Thursday, February 3rd, at home in the ARC Arena with a 7:00 pm non-conference match against #4-ranked NYU.