New York, NY----Winning its ninth of the last ten matches played, the Brooklyn College rolled to a 3-0 sweep of CCNY in conference action on the road tonight, 3-0 (21, 13, 21). BC improves to 12-8 overall and 4-2 in CUNYAC with the victory while the Beavers drop to 10-6 and 2-4 in conference play. The Bulldogs continue conference play at home on Tuesday, March 27, against Lehman College at 6:00 pm.
By the Set
-The Bulldogs jumped out to a 5-1 lead to start the match. Despite the Beavers coming back and pulling within a point, 14-13, BC rallied for three straight to sustain its cushion for the rest of the opening set.
-After CCNY scored the first point of the second set, the Bulldogs responded with a five-score rally sparked by a kill put away by junior setter,
Sayuj Zachariah. Already leading 20-12 down the stretch, the Bulldogs put the second set completely out of reach for the Beavers with a late four-point rally, which included three kills.
-Determined to avoid the sweep on their home court, the Beavers jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the third set. Brooklyn responded with a three-point run of its own before tying the set, 5-5, with a kill and a service ace. With the set tied, 21-21, the Bulldogs closed out the match with four straight scores including a match-winning ace served up by sophomore middle hitter,
Ahmed Moawad.
Leading the Bulldogs
-Junior outside hitter,
Vaughn Titus, put away a match-high nine kills. He also finished with six digs and a block.
-Moawad and sophomore outside hitter
Gabriel Pjatak added eight kills a piece. Each also also served up an ace on the evening.
-Sophomore defensive specialist,
Snigdho Hasan, finished with a team-high nine digs.
-Zachariah finished the match with a team-high 23 assists.
Leading CCNY
-Abdullah Khalid and Maldonado Madrid finished with eight kills each.
-Javier Lazo and Seth Diaz finished with two blocks each.