3/1/2009 -

Rob Hockenos recorded nine kills against Baruch.

Riverdale, N.Y.- The College of Mount Saint Vincent Men’s Volleyball team was defeated on Sunday afternoon by Baruch by a score of 3-0. The Bearcats took the match by scores of 21-30, 17-30 and 29-31. The Dolphins were paced by junior Rob Hockenjos (West Hempstead, N.Y.) and sophomore David Guerrero (East Meadow, N.Y.) who each finished with nine kills.

Hockenjos had a solid all-around afternoon for the Dolphins as he also chipped in with four defensive digs and a pair of block assists. Guerrero also lifted four digs for the Mount in addition to picking up two total blocks.

Justin Amaral (Warwick, R.I.), John Furka (Massapequa, N.Y.) and T.J. Pufahl (Bethpage, N.Y.) all finished the afternoon with four winners for the Dolphins. Amaral and Furka each also had five digs in the contest, with Amaral finishing with one of the Mount’s four service aces.

Senior Chris Dotoratos (Bronx, N.Y.) handed out a team-high 22 assists, to go along with five digs. Michael Quinn (Wantagh, N.Y.) posted four helpers and a pair of digs.

Baruch had five players record at least five kills in the match with Danial Levent leading the way with eight. Matt McKee and Gabriel Rivera each added six winners, while Boris Svirsky and Eryk Kowalski chipped in with five.

Levi Rachmanov led the team with seven digs and Radu Wyrwas handed out a match-high 31 assists. The Bearcats had success at the net on Sunday as they posted 12.0 total team blocks. McKee led the way in the category with eight total blocks, while Levent added seven in the winning effort.

The loss snaps a mini two game win streak for the Mount and drops its overall record to 8-9. The Dolphins will be back in action again on March 3 when they host Polytechnic. The match at Hayes Gymnasium is slated for 7:00 p.m.