Brooklyn, NY---Led by junior outside hitter Aleah Rafat's match-high 12 kills, the No. 4 seeded Brooklyn College women's volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 (25-8, 25-20, 25-15) sweep of No. 5 CCNY in the quarterfinals of the CUNYAC Championship Tournament on Tuesday in front of an enthusiastic West Quad Gymnasium crowd.  Brooklyn improves to 12-12 with the win and advances to the semifinals of the conference tourney while the Beavers end their season with an 8-12 mark.  

Next Up:

• Brooklyn will now look to knock off top-seeded Hunter in the conference tournament semifinals on Thursday on the road.  Stay tuned for start time.  

How It Happened

• Brooklyn came out of the gate on a tear, taking a 10-0 lead to start the match before closing out the opening set on a 6-0 run.  
• CCNY didn't go away easily in the second.  Clinging to a 22-20 lead, senior middle, Megan Ortiz-Mengedoht, had a block assist followed by a kill to give Brooklyn a 24-20 advantage.  
• BC opened the third set with a four-score rally before taking a 7-2 lead on a kill put away by senior outside hitter, Ashley.  The Beavers didn't have much of a response the rest of the way and after late 4-0 run, Brooklyn held a commanding 24-14 lead.  
• The Bulldogs finished with a huge advantage in every statistical category including blocks, 9-2, and service aces, 11-2.  

For the Bulldogs

• Rafat came close to a double-double on the evening, finishing with 8 digs.  She also served up a pair of aces. 
• Fung put away seven kills on the evening. 
• Freshman middle, Olivia Fan, dominated at the net, finishing with four solo blocks and a pair of block assists.  
• Senior setter, Katia Mercado, finished with a team-high 13 assists to go along with a match-high four service aces.