The men's volleyball team has now won six straight games after defeating Purchase College, 3-0 (28-26, 25-23, 25-22), on Monday night at the Doghouse. The Bloodhounds improve to 11-5 overall. The Panthers drop to 9-11 on the season. 

Senior Jack Palleschi fell one dig shy of a double-double with a game-high 24 kills, nine digs, and one ace. Senior Nicholas Anderson dished out a game-high 34 assists to go along with eight digs and one block. Sophomore Juan DeJesus recorded nine kills and six digs. Junior Francisco Miranda totaled four kills, a team-high 11 digs, and one ace. Sophomore Ivan Yeung added seven digs and junior Carmelo Cintron Jr. finished with a team-high two blocks. 

John Jay jumped out to an early 7-1 lead but the Panthers fought back to tie it at eight apiece. With the Bloodhounds leading 12-10, Purchase scored five straight points to go up by three. Later on, the Panthers led 20-15 but John Jay bounced back on a 9-4 run to tie it 24-24. The Bloodhounds eventually took the first set, 28-26. 

The visitors took the first four points of the second but the Bloodhounds cut the deficit to 7-6. Purchase increased its lead to 13-9. John Jay took its first lead of the set after scoring four straight points, 15-14. The Bloodhounds extended the lead to three but Purchase tied it at 20 apiece. John Jay ended the set on a 4-1 run to win, 25-23. 

The third set went back-and-forth as John Jay had a 5-4 advantage. The guests went on a 5-0 run to lead by four. The Bloodhounds fought back to regain the lead. 13-12, after going on a 4-0 run of their own. With the score tied at 20-20, John Jay went on a 5-2 run to complete the sweep. 

John Jay totaled 39 kills, 37 assists, four aces, four blocks, and 47 digs. 

The Bloodhounds host Regis College on Wednesday, March 9, at 6:00 pm at the Doghouse.