Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College men's volleyball dropped its first loss of the season this evening to Medgar Evers College, 0-3 (21-25, 23-25, 23-25) in a non-conference match at the West Quad Center.  BC moves to 2-1 overall with the loss while the Cougars improved to 3-0 to start the season.  The Bulldogs will have a week to prepare for their trip to Ohio where they will take on Hiram College and Wittenburg University.  

How It Happened

-Trailing two sets to zero, the Bulldogs seemed to have a momentum tilt in their favor leading 23-21 in the third set.  However, the Cougars rallied for four straight scores to close out the match, 25-23.  
-Down 23-20 in the second set, the Bulldogs put together a three score rally capped by a service ace delivered by sophomore outside hitter, Jasper Diangco.  However, he hit a service error on the following serve and the Cougars won the set with a kill on the next play.  
-Medgar came to play from the opening serve, jumping out to a 4-1 to start the match.  Brooklyn would eventually tie the first set, 15-15, thanks to a five score rally capped by a service ace served up by senior setter, Sayuj Zachariah.  Medgar closed out the first set with three straight scores sparked by a kill.  

Leading the Bulldogs

-In his first match of the season, junior middle hitter, Ahmed Moawad, finished with a team-high seven kills. 
-Freshman middle, Omar Rezika, had a match-high five blocks.  

Leading the Cougars

-Emmanuel Jacquez and Nius St. Clair finished with 11 kills each. 
-Romell Carter set for a match-high 15 assists.  
-St. Clair also finished with a match-high ten digs in the win.