Box Score Brooklyn, NY --- In front of a raucous home crowd, as part of white out night and alumni night, the Brooklyn College Women's Volleyball team defeated the Gryphons of Sarah Lawrence College in straight sets, 3-0 (25-4, 25-17, 25-17), at the West Quad Center Gym on Thursday night.

With the win, BC improves to 6-9 overall on the year, while Sarah Lawrence drops to 2-15 overall on the season. The victory also snaps the Bulldogs' five-match losing streak. This was also Brooklyn's second win over the Gryphons this season, as BC defeated Sarah Lawrence 3-0 (25-12, 25-5, 25-18), back on September 15th in Bronxville, NY.

Leading the way for the Bulldogs were senior Jillian Escobar and freshman Francesca LoCascio, as the duo each registered 11 kills on the night. LoCascio also recorded a stellar .588 hitting percentage. Freshman Crystal Wu paced the offense with 16 assists, while classmate Julia Bogdan chipped in with 10 digs, to go with seven kills.

Sarah Lawrence was led by Janet Tonyan, who finished with three kills, five assists and nine digs. Jenai Richards also added three kills, to go with eight digs.

The Bulldogs took the first set with relative ease, as the home team scored the first four points of the set and never looked back, en route to a 25-4 win.

The second set featured a much different match, as the teams battled back and forth, totaling six ties and two lead changes.  Following a kill from Sarah Lawrence's Clarisse Taboy that tied the match at 17 all, the Bulldogs rattled off eight straight points to take the set, 25-17, and take a commanding 2-0 lead. Leading the offensive surge was the serving of sophomore Brianna Montana.

The third set saw the visitors score the first three points; however, the Bulldogs would use a key 7-0 run later in the set, behind the serving of sophomore Yelizaveta Malysheva, to take a 10-6 advantage. BC would never trail again en route to their 25-17 win to take the match.

Brooklyn will be back in action tomorrow night, as the Bulldogs will travel to Union, NJ to take part in the Kean University Invitational. BC will take on Centenary College (New Jersey) tomorrow, Friday, October 4th at 8:00 pm. Live stats will be available for the match via http://sidearmstats.com/kean/wvball2/

The Bulldogs will then take on host, Kean, the next day, Saturday, October 5th at 11:00 am. Live stats http://sidearmstats.com/kean/wvball/ and video http://kean.sidearmsports.com/showcase/ will be available for the match. Brooklyn will conclude the invitational on Saturday against SUNY Canton at 1:00 pm. Live state will be available for that match as well via http://sidearmstats.com/kean/wvball2/