Garden City, NY – The #2-seed Monroe University men's volleyball team bowed out of the Region 15 Tournament on Saturday, suffering a 3-1 (25-16, 26-28, 23-25, 19-25) loss to #3-seed Borough of Manhattan Community College.
After defeating the Panthers in straight-sets in the prior two meetings — including last weekend in the regular season finale — the Mustangs lost three straight sets following a comfortable first set to exit the tournament.
Freshman
Amir Hudgins was on fire for Monroe, accumulating 16 kills at a 41.4% clip. But Hudgins was the lone Mustang to record double-digit kills as the rest of the offense was quiet. First Team All-Region honorees in freshmen
Santiago Valenca and
Erick Concepcion combined for six kills, with Valenca playing in three of four sets.
Hudgins was also active on the defensive end with a team-high 11 digs.
Eight straight points during the later stage of the first set helped set up a key moment for the Mustangs as they looked for a third consecutive win against the Panthers. But a battle in the second set went the way of Borough of Manhattan despite freshman
Quez Martin tying it up at 26.
The Panthers jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the third set as Monroe never recovered. The fourth and final set saw the Mustangs get outplayed by the Panthers, as evidenced by Borough of Manhattan's 36.8% attack percentage. Despite taking a 13-11 lead, the Panthers embarked on a 14-6 run to close out the contest.
Monroe will look to regroup ahead of the 2025 NJCAA Men's Volleyball Invitational. It will enter as the #3-seed and will take on #6-seed Union College on Friday, April 4, at 11:00 am.
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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