Jared Piontkowski had 25 kills to lead the Misericordia University men's volleyball team to a five-set win over New Paltz, Tuesday night on Doc Mould Court.

Piontkowski added four blocks and three aces and Anthony DePalma had nine kills.  Joe Kozak had seven kills and five blocks and Benjamin Clendening had five blocks.

Gannon DeFrain had 46 assists.

New Paltz took the opener, 25-21, but MU rallied to win the second set, 25-21.

Piontkowski's kill broke a 7-7 tie and the Cougars never trailed again.

Another Piontkowski kill gave the Cougars a 21-18 lead and kills by Thomas Young and DePalma closed out the set.

After New Paltz took the third set, Misericordia stayed alive with a 25-23 win in the fourth set.

Piontkowski had two kills and a block to fuel a 5-2 run and a 19-16 lead.

Down 5-3 in the finale, the Cougars responded in a big way with eight straight points to take an 11-5 lead.

The Hawks pulled to within 13-11, but Piontkowski and DePalma both had kills to close out the match.