Men's Volleyball Gameday: Bears vs. York

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – St. Joseph's (1-0) travels to York College (2-2) for an 8 p.m. match on Wednesday, February 5th, looking to win their second game in a row to begin the season.

Game Information

St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (1-0) at
York College (2-2)

Wednesday, February 5th • 8 p.m.
York College Gym • Jamaica, N.Y.

Storylines

• St. Joseph's looks to begin the season with consecutive wins for the first time in school history.
• This week's HVIAC Player of the Week Raul Urshela looks to continue his strong play after setting a new Bears' single-match record for kills in a three-set affair with 17 against Cooper Union.
• St. Joseph's searches for that elusive first win against York, having dropped the first five meetings in the all-time series dating back to February 23, 2009.

Series History

York is a perfect 5-0 against St. Joseph's in a series that goes back to Febraury 23, 2009.

Last Meeting

The Bears dropped a straight-set decision to the Cardinals, 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-11), on April 2, 2013 at York. St. Joseph's setter Iqbal Husain managed to register eight assists while Urshela tallied five kills and six digs in the defeat but the Bears struggled to make the most of their attacks posting a -.175 attack percentage.

The Bear Facts

Last Time Out: Urshela slammed 17 kills and Husain dished out 30 assists leading St. Joseph's to a straight-set, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) victory over Cooper Union on Friday evening at Simon Baruch Middle School in both squads season openers.

Cardinal Watch

Last Time Out: The Cardinals swept NYU-Poly and Mount Ida College at home in a dominating effort to level their record at 2-2. York hit .352 over both matches, while holding opponents to a negative hitting percentage and were never threatened in either match.

The Cardinals opened the season with a pair of losses against two ranked squads falling 3-1 to #10 NYU and dropping a straight-set decision to defending national champion #1 Springfield College. Leszek Stankiewicz paces a balanced attack with four Cardinals registering over 20 kills on the young season followed closely by Randy Adams who also leads the team from the service line.

Team Comparison

Bears	Nickname	Cardinals
1-0 (0-0)	Record	2-2 (0-0)
HVIAC	Conference	CUNYAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Raul Urshela (5.67)	Top Kills	Leszek Stankiewicz (2.00)
Taso Kostikas (2.67)	Top Digs	Leszek Stankiewicz (2.08)
Iqbal Husain (10.0)	Top Assist	Avinash Thomas (5.54)
11.67 (+7.0)	Kills	9.2 (+0.8)
.239	Attack %	.182
10.67	Assists	8.2
2.67	Service Aces	1.8
2.33	Reception Errors	1.5
7.67	Digs	6.6
0.83	Blocks	2.0