BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Sarah Lawrence men's volleyball team fell to the visiting Beavers of CCNY in three sets on Wednesday night. The Gryphons fell 18-25, 19-25 and 18-25 in closely-contested battles. The Gryphons will now head to Massachusetts for a tri-match hosted by Elms College on Saturday, including the team's first look at Dean College, who they will match up with twice this season.

Notable Performers

• Jack Cahill led the Gryphons with 16 kills, adding six digs
• Alex Xie totaled 20 assists and three kills for SLC
• Theo Black led the team with a pair of aces

How it Happened

The teams battled early, with ties at seven, nine, 10, 11, 12 and 13 points apiece as Cahill and Ethan Look each registered kills. The teams stayed close throughout the set, but the visitors took six of the final seven points to claim an early one-set lead over the Gryphons. The second set was a similar story early, with a pair of Cahill conversions keeping SLC in the set. This time, however, the CCNY run would come early, with an 8-2 run putting the visitors ahead 14-7 and threatening to take a two-set lead. A CCNY error, a pair of Cahill kills and Black's first ace of the evening helped bring the team within two before a dump by Xie, another score from Cahill and two more Beaver errors tied the set at 18 points apiece. The teams traded points, with SLC getting a timely kill from Look, but the Beavers once again closed out the set strongly, taking the final six points for a 25-19 win. In the third set, Sarah Lawrence continued to compete point-for-point early, but CCNY again found separation midway through the set, coupling a pair of aces with two SLC attack errors and holding a 15-8 lead halfway though the frame. The Gryphons continued to fight, with Kairos Diaz and Xie scoring, as well as Black's second ace of the match, but the Beavers would hold on and remain in control through the final rallies, withstanding two late Cahill conversions and returning to NYC with a three-set victory.

Up Next

The Gryphons (1-2) will return to action on Saturday as the team heads to Chicopee, Massachusetts for a tri-match hosted by Elms College. The team will face the hosts at 11:00 a.m. before wrapping up the day with a battle against Dean College at 1:00 p.m.