Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NEW PALTZ - The Bard College men's volleyball team took a set in a United Volleyball Conference match for the first time this season, but still came away with two losses on the first day of a UVC Crossover.

The Raptors opened the day with a 3-0 loss to 8th-ranked Medaille, 25-15, 25-19 and 25-16.

In the first set, Medaille was up 11-10 before going on a 10-2 run to take it. The second set was tied, 15-15, before the Mustangs rattled of four straight points. Bard cut the lead to 20-19 but Medaille closed the set out, 25-19. Bard never led in the third set.

In that match, junior Henry Kasiske led Bard in three categories: Kills (5), assists (12) and digs (7).

Later in the day, Bard lost a 3-1 decision to D'Youville. Set scores for the winners were 25-17, 25-19, 25-27 and 25-13. Bard had a 12-11 lead in the first set before dropping it. The Raptors never led the second set, but took the third set with a rousing comeback.

The Raptors got up early (8-4), only to see the Spartans draw close and then take the lead (14-12). The match went back and forth until 25-25, and Bard closed it out with a kill from freshman Zack Nussdorf and a shared blocked from Nussdorf and Billy Williams.

Bard got down 10-4 in the fourth set and never threatened. D'Youville is 9-9 overall, 3-5 in the UVC.

In that match, Nussdorf finished with eight kills, Kasiske had 21 assists, and Jose Mendez had 11 digs. Bard is 3-16 overall, 0-9 in the UVC.

On Day 2 of the UVC Crossover, Bard will take on 15th-ranked Elmira at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The Soaring Eagles stunned 9th-ranked NYU in four sets on Saturday.