AMAICA, QUEENS, N.Y. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University got back into the win column with a balanced attack as the Gothic Knights rolled past York College (NY), 3-0 (25-11, 25-6, 25-19) in a non-conference match on October 12 at the York College Gym.
 
NJCU (8-14) had 23 kills and 11 aces and forced the Cardinals (0-17) into a poor attack percentage. York had just 11 kills and committed 24 attack errors, hitting -.217 in the process.
 
Seven different Gothic Knights had kills. Senior outside hitter Amber O'Donnell (East Newark, NJ/Harrison) put away six kills and hit .455 (6-1-11) in just two sets of action and senior middle hitter Naiomi Cintron (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) also had six kills while hitting .400 (6-2-10). Senior setter Shaylah Ware (Newark, NJ/Science Park) delivered 19 assists. Freshman outside hitter Karina Rosado (Linden, NJ/Linden) added eight digs and four service aces.
 
No player on York's roster had more than four kills. The Cardinals had just a 28 percent sideout rate (21-74) in the match.
 
NJCU never trailed in game one, opening an early 9-4 lead. The Knights were never challenged and scored the final seven points of the set, capped by back-to-back aces by senior libero Georgina Rayo (Jersey City, NJ/McNair Academic) and a solo block by Cintron.
 
The Knights actually were behind 2-1 in the second set before igniting, unleashing an 11-0 run to seize a 12-2 advantage. O'Donnell was responsible for three of NJCU's five kills during the tear. After York scored a pair to make it 14-5, NJCU again reeled off a sizeable outburst—this time a 10-0 run to seize a 24-5 margin. Cintron had three kills during the set. The six points by York were the fewest by an NJCU opponent this year.
 
With the Cardinals ahead 16-15 midway through the third set, NJCU put their foot on the gas, scoring the next five points and nine out of 10 points, to claim a 24-17 lead. York committed seven errors during the final streak.  
 
OF NOTE:

• Series: NJCU leads, 18-1, and has won the last 17 meetings since 1991.

 
UP NEXT:
NJCU heads to Glassboro, N.J. on Tuesday, October 16 when it faces Rowan University in New Jersey Athletic Conference action at 7 p.m.
 
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