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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Sarah Lawrence College men's volleyball faced off against Yeshiva University in a non-conference match at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Tuesday.

IN SHORT
Yeshiva (2-6) def. Sarah Lawrence (0-9), 3-0.
25-21, 25-9, 25-15.

KEY MOMENTS
The Gryphons played a strong first set, fighting to seven ties, including a deadlock at 21-21. Sarah Lawrence led the set early, 12-11, but despite five kills by rookie BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep), Yeshiva came away with a 25-21 win. Sanders added four more kills in the second set.

Senior Isaac Gamboa (Bakersfield, Calif./Stockdale) notched his third kill of the day for a 1-0 start to the third set. From there, the Maccabees pulled away to clinch the victory for the visitors.

TOP GRYPHONS
Sanders totaled a season-high 11 kills to lead the Gryphons, adding a block, a dig and a service ace. Gamboa had a dig and an ace to go with his three kills. Sophomore Callan Moor (Los Angeles, Calif./New Roads) totaled two kills and two digs, while he shared a block with junior Maxwell Savo (Cross River, N.Y./John Jay). For his part, Savo also contributed a kill, an ace and three digs.

Setter Ithai Diakov (Sofia, Bulgaria/B.I.S.) amassed 15 assists and served up an ace with three digs. Rookie Zack Roccaforte (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy) notched two digs in the match.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns to action on Thursday when the Gryphons travel to their first road match of the season, a 7 p.m. showdown at The City College of New York. SLC's next home match is March 21 against Ramapo College.