Undefeated Roslyn boys volleyball wins third straight Nassau Division II title
Roslyn boys volleyball celebrates its 3-0 win over Long Beach in the Nassau Division II boys volleyball final on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at Farmingdale State College. Credit: James Escher
Roslyn had to battle to pull out a tough first set, but the momentum of a close win carried the Bulldogs to a third straight county title.
Top-seeded Roslyn defeated No. 2 Long Beach, 25-23, 25-14, 25-14, in the Nassau Division II final at Farmingdale State on Friday night.
Roslyn (21-0) advances to the pool play round of the state tournament at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Robert Wesleyan University in Rochester.
“We know how good we are. We had an undefeated regular season, so we know we earned the right to be in this position,” senior Joseph Kim said. “We wanted to come in confident and playing our game.”
Long Beach (15-3) took its largest lead of the match in the first set at 8-5 after Zack Brymer’s kill. Dylan McCarthy’s kill gave Long Beach another lead at 19-18. Yubo Sun’s kill gave Roslyn a 22-20 advantage and the teams alternated the next five points before Kim’s kill ended the set.
“You never want to underestimate your opponent. I think in the first set we just got a bit off track," Kim said. “We regained our focus after it and got back to our fundamentals. That’s how we win games.”
Roslyn took a 9-3 lead in the second after Lee Levine’s back-to-back aces. The Bulldogs held their largest lead of the match after Kim's kill put them ahead 24-11.
“You come into this arena and it’s a bit different than the environment you’re used to at home,” Roslyn coach Mark Steinmuller said. “We hadn’t played Long Beach this year, so we had to feel them out. Once they got in their groove, they played lights out.”
Kosmas Mouzakitis’ kill gave Roslyn an 11-6 lead in the third. Roslyn went on a 6-0 run to take a 20-8 lead, getting a kill from Sun, Kim and Nicholas Eng.
“We’ve been locked in since Day One and for this game, we did a lot of film,” Mouzakitis said. “There was no messing around at practice and I think because of those things we got the job done.”
Roslyn made it to the state tournament last season but didn’t advance past pool play. This year, it hopes its past experiences can lead to better results.
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to go back,” Mouzakitis said. “I was injured last year, so now I’m ready for it.”
“We’re better than we were last year,” Steinmuller said. “Today was a culmination of their hard work, but we’re going to keep doing that hard work because we want to get a step further this time.”
Christopher Matias covers high school sports for Newsday after spending time in Athletic Facilities and Operation at St. John’s and in Sports Information at CUNY York college.
