NEW YORK, N.Y. (2/7/26) – Chris Mitchell combined for 38 kills and a .311 hitting percentage over two matches as the Kean University men's volleyball team split a tri-match hosted by NYU on Saturday evening.

Kean 3, Misericordia 1

• Three Cougars notched double digits kills as Kean opened with a 3-1 victory.
• Mitchell posted four kills and no errors as Kean closed set one with a 6-1 run.
• After falling in set two, the Cougars closed on a 3-1 run after two errors and one assisted block.
• Kean took the match in a dominating set four victory that saw the Cougars hit .389.
• Mitchell totaled 15 kills and seven digs.
• Danny Pugliano notched 10 kills.
• Sean Murphy notched 10 kills.
• David Flores recorded 36 assists and 14 digs.

#7 NYU 3, Kean 2

• The Cougars came up just short in a five-set loss to the host Violets.
• Kean hit .323 and led wire-to- wire in the set one victory.
• Mitchell added seven kills as the Cougars held NYU to a negative hitting percentage at -.150
• The Violets responded with victories in sets three and four after hitting over .350 in both.
• Kean missed a key serve in the closing points of both sets as well.
• NYU took the match with a .765 hitting percentage in the deciding set.
• Mitchell totaled 23 kills.
• Murphy posted 19 kills.
• Pugliano notched 12 kills.
• Aidan Flinn recorded 10 kills and 12 digs.
• Flores finished with 54 assists.
• Tyler Quinn collected 14 digs.

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• Kean hosts Eastern on Wednesday.