ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - The Bard men's volleyball team faced off against eight-ranked SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday night at Stevenson Athletic Center, falling 3-0 to the Hawks.

Raptors senior outside hitter Angel Obergh led the Raptors with six kills, and first-year setter Georgi Chikolov had 13 assists in the match, which finished 25-13, 25-17, 25-17 in favor of the visitors. Bard also received a boost from Calvin Mader-Clark, making his debut after finishing the basketball season, who had a pair of kills. Sophomore libero Ben Casler had four digs, and Logan Tondini added three.

Bard is preparing for a busy week, with the next match on Monday, February 27 at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, before hitting the road for the team's New England Volleyball Conference debut matches. The Raptors visit Lesley University on Friday, March 3 and Nichols College the next day in the squad's first matches in the new league.