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No. 1 NYU Makes it 22 Straight Wins to Start 2025 With Sweep at Nazareth

Top-Ranked Violets Win at Nazareth

New York University's top-ranked men's volleyball team lifted its season record to 22-0 with a victory over Nazareth University on Sunday, March 23, in Rochester, NY. In a match-up of United Volleyball Confernence (UVC) foes, the Violets produced a sweep by scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-20.

Lucas Osiecki's kill ended the first set.

The Violets held a one-point lead, 22-21 in the second, but scored the final three points which concluded on a kill from Luke Boyer.

The final set was tied 14-14 before a 3-0 run gave NYU the lead for food. The final point came on a Boyer ace.  

Emerson Evans led the Violets with a match-high 10 kills, while Osiecki had nine as NYU hit .245 compared to Nazareth's .082.

Devyn Nguyen led the Violets with 31 assists and nine digs.

The squad now takes a break until Wednesday, April 2, when they host Vassar College at the Paulson Center at 6:00pm.