Men's Volleyball Game Day: Bears vs. Yeshiva University

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – St. Joseph's (3-8) looks to snap a four-game losing streak as they play their first home game against Yeshiva University at Brooklyn Technical High School on Tuesday, March 18th at 8 p.m.

Game Information

Yeshiva University (4-9, 3-0 HVIAC) at St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (3-8, 1-1 HVIAC)

Tuesday, March 18th • 8 p.m.
Brooklyn Technical High School • Brooklyn, N.Y.

Storylines

• The Bears look to break a four-game losing skid against the Maccabees.
• St. Joseph's tries to notch their fourth win of the 2014 season.
• The Bears aim to grab their first-ever win against Yeshiva in school history.

Series History

The Maccabees have won all 11 meetings against the Bears, last defeating them on March 21, 2013 in straight sets.

The Bear Facts

Last Time Out: St. Joseph's fell to Brooklyn College in straight sets 3-0 (3-25, 17-25, 16-25), then dropped a three-set loss to Bard College (13-25, 15-25, 17-25) during a tri-match last Saturday.

Multi-time HVIAC Player of the Week Raul Urshela leads the way for St. Joseph's on the offensive end with 118 kills and 3.18 kills per set. The junior also has 53 digs and 11 blocks on the season and topss the Bears with a .146 hitting percentage.

Helping orchestrate the offense is senior setter Iqbal Husain who has a team-high 189 assists on the year and averages 5.11 assists per set. Husain also is third on the team with 51 digs and has three kills on the year.

Sophomore Taso Kostikas provides another offensive force for St. Joseph's with 47 kills and leads the team with 13 service aces and has eclipsed 100 digs on the career.

About the Maccabees

Last Time Out: The Maccabees swept Medgar Evers College (25-8, 25-12, 25-18) in a contest at the Max Stern Athletic Center for their fourth victory on the season.

Menachem Goldstein paces the Yeshiva offensive attack with 2.63 kills per set and 84 kills on the season. He hits an efficient .241 percentage, good for eighth in the Skyline Conference. 

Yeshiva also gets contributions from Adam Rhodes, who leads the team with 267 assists (sixth in the Skyline Conference). Jared Rechnitz is second on the team with 83 kills, and is in the top ten in the conference in service aces.

Team Comparison

Bears	Nickname	Maccabees
3-8 (1-1)	Record	4-9 (3-0)
HVIAC	Conference	HVIAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Raul Urshela (118)	Top Kills	Menachem Goldstein (84)
Taso Kostikas (100)	Top Digs	Jared Rechnitz (78)
Iqbal Husain (355)	Top Assist	Adam Rhodes (267)
6.35	Kills	7.90
.034	Attack %	.111
5.59	Assists	7.40
1.27	Service Aces	1.29
95	Reception Errors	90
8.70	Digs	9.80
0.99	Blocks	1.40