Box Score

New York, NY --- In a battle of unbeaten conference foes at the Hunter Sportsplex, the Brooklyn College Women's Volleyball team dropped its first City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) match of the season earlier tonight to the reigning league champion Hawks of Hunter College, in straight sets, 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-10).

With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to an even 6-6 overall on the year and 3-1 in the CUNYAC; while the Hawks improve to 9-6 overall and a perfect 5-0 conference play.

BC was led by sophomore Maritza Morency who totaled a team-high five kills, while junior Kathy Chu helped pace the offense with a team-best 13 assists, to go along with 10 digs to record the double-double on the night. Sophomore Jillian Escobar chipped in with a game-high 14 digs, while also registering four kills and two service aces.

For host Hunter, Christine Luebcke led the offense with a game-best 10 kills and three service aces, while Katina Boutis finished the night with a game-high 16 assists. Paulina Jobczyk added eight kills and Alisa Jaganjac led the team with seven digs.

Trailing 6-5 early in the first set, the Hawks rattled off six straight points to take an 11-6 lead, forcing BC to take a timeout. The Bulldogs would chip away at their deficit to get it to 12-10, which forced a Hawks timeout; however, that's as close as BC would get the rest of the set, as Hunter took the eventual 25-13 win. The Hawks committed just four attack errors to go along with 12 kills and 23 total attacks for a .348 hitting percentage in the set.

Hunter continued its solid play into the second set jumping out to a 6-1 advantage, as Brooklyn would take another timeout. The Hawks would never look back, taking the second set 25-12.

The third set featured much of the same, as Hunter opened with a 7-0 run. The Hawks would take the final set and match by a 25-10 score.

Brooklyn will return to the court this Friday, September 30th, as the Bulldogs will host non-conference foe Centenary College at the West Quad Center. Start time of the match is scheduled for 6:00 pm.