BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey City University men's volleyball team, led by sophomore Hanel Collado (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) and senior Alexander Umanzor (West New York, N.J./Memorial), picked up the straight-set (25-14, 25-12, 25-15) victory tonight, Thursday, March 25, on the road over Skyline Conference foe Sarah Lawrence College. With the victory, NJCU completes the regular-season sweep of the Gryphons, though the potential still exists that the two meet in the semifinal round of the Skyline Tournament in early April.

The Gothic Knights (5-3, 5-1 Skyline) started off set number one by taking the first five points against Sarah Lawrence (0-3, 0-3 Skyline) and eventually jumped out to a 7-3 advantage early on. Although NJCU was able to push forward and take a commanding 15-7 lead, the hosting Gryphons trimmed it down to four at 15-11. The Gothic Knights, however, finished the set on a 10-3 run to close it out 25-14.

Set number two started out evenly as the score was eventually tied at 7-7. An 8-1 run by NJCU made it a 15-8 game in favor of the Gothic Knights, as the road squad eventually closed it out for the 25-12 win thanks to another strong run, 10-4. The third and final set was close early one as well, as the Gyphons kept it close at 11-9 in favor of NJCU before the Gothic Knights used a 7-0 run to take to double up the home team at 18-9 en route to the 25-15 win and three-set victory.

Highlights:
- Collado, a first-year Gothic Knight, notched a match- and career-high 11 kills with just one error on an efficient 16 swings (.625 hitting percentage). He also tied the match high with a career-best five digs.
- Sophomore James Bajor (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) registered six kills. He also tied his career high with a match-best-tying three total blocks.
- Umanzor led all players with 26 assists and tied a career best with a match-high five aces. He also tied the match high with five digs.

What's Next
NJCU returns to the court for a doubleheader against reigning two-time Skyline champion St. Joseph's College-L.I. for a doubleheader on Senior Day on Saturday, April 3, at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) in Jersey City, N.J., beginning at 12:00 p.m. All the action will be streamed live via GothicVision. Due to Skyline regulations, no spectators will be allowed to attend.

**Note: The 3/25 match statistics are not fully accurate. Statistics will be reconciled and updated, along with the release, on or after 3/26.**