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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Sarah Lawrence College men's volleyball hosted a pair of non-conference opponents, facing College of Staten Island and New Jersey City University in a tri-match at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Staten Island (2-4) def. Sarah Lawrence, 3-0.
25-10, 25-16, 25-13.

NJCU (5-8) def. Sarah Lawrence (0-6), 3-0.
25-15, 25-5, 25-12.

KEY MOMENTS
Against Staten Island, the Gryphons tallied five kills in the first set and took an early lead in the second set. Sophomore Callan Moor (Los Angeles, Calif./New Roads) had three kills in the match, including two in the second frame. Senior Isaac Gamboa (Bakersfield, Calif./Stockdale) served up a service ace, and SLC had a 5-3 lead over the Dolphins. Later in the set, rookie Harris Silcott (Los Angeles, Calif./CHAMPS Charter) landed a kill to trigger a 3-0 run as the team cut a six-point deficit to one, 15-14. The Gryphons added two more kills in the third set, and setter Ithai Diakov (Sofia, Bulgaria/B.I.S.) served up a pair of aces.

Facing the Gothic Knights, the Gryphons totaled 11 kills, including five in the first set. Moor totaled a trio of kills in the first set and finished the match with five. Sarah Lawrence held a one-point edge in the third set but were unable to hold off the strength of NJCU.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Moor led the team with eight kills on the day, adding two digs on defense. Silcott contributed seven kills, eight digs and one block. Gamboa notched four kills, an ace, six digs and a block. Junior Maxwell Savo (Cross River, N.Y./John Jay) had one kill, eight digs and shared a block.

Diakov totaled 19 assists while serving a pair of aces with eight digs and an assisted block. Rookie Zack Roccaforte (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy) made a start against NJCU, and rookies Alex Wah (New York, N.Y./Riverdale Country / Bay Sch. of S.F.) and BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) made their career debuts on Saturday.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence begins the team's Skyline slate with a tri-match against College of Mount Saint Vincent and Purchase College on Saturday, March 4. Action begins at 11 a.m. at Campbell Sports Center.