The women’s volleyball team battled the entire evening, but Brooklyn College prevailed in a tightly contested CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) match, 3-1, on Tuesday night at West Quad Gymnasium.
With the loss, the Bearcats fall to 1-1 in CUNYAC play (6-6 overall), while the Bulldogs improve to 2-0 (3-5 overall) in conference action.
Three of the four sets were decided by three points or fewer as both teams traded momentum throughout the match. Brooklyn captured the opening set, 25-21, before Baruch responded with a 25-23 victory in the second to even the contest. The Bulldogs then edged the Bearcats in the final two sets, 25-22 and 25-23, to secure the conference win.
The Bearcats recorded 46 kills, nine service aces, and 74 digs in a strong all-around effort.
Alicia Graves led the attack with 12 kills while hitting an impressive .706 and added three blocks. Sarah Sellami finished with a double-double, totaling 11 kills and 10 digs, while Maria Zecchinel contributed eight kills and a team-high four blocks.
Setter Karen Pozo Castro orchestrated the offense with 32 assists and also registered a match-high four service aces.
Defensively, Pei Qiong Ren paced the Bearcats with a career-high 26 digs, while Ava Tartour added 11 digs and two aces.
Erica Peralta chipped in seven kills and three blocks, and Karolina Lundqvist provided three kills and one ace.
Brooklyn was led by Olive Carroll, who recorded a match-high 19 kills, while Rose Kory totaled 24 assists and three blocks.