Brooklyn, NY-----In a non-conference 'Battle of Brooklyn' on the road on Tuesday, the Brooklyn College men's volleyball team prevailed to a 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 25-9) victory over St. Joseph's Brooklyn.  BC moves to 2-3 overall with the win while the Bears dropped their Season Opener this evening.  Next Up: Following a frantic start to the season, the Bulldogs will have a week to prep for Mt. St. Vincent on the road next Tuesday, February 4, at 6pm. 
 
How It Happened

• After dropping the first point of the match, the Bulldogs took the lead for good in the first set beginning with a four-score rally highlighted by kills put away by Aaron Siu and Joaquin Calderon.  BC closed out the first set with another four-score rally capped by back-to-back Calderon kills. 
• Brooklyn jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the second set that included a pair of Siu kills.  The Bulldogs kept a comfortable lead throughout to take a 2-0 advantage in the match. 
• The home team avoided the sweep by taking the third set, despite a 6-0 Brooklyn run that included a pair of Jiaian Flanders aces to cut the Bears' lead to 15-14.  Following a four-point rally, Brooklyn would eventually go on to lead 24-22 before the Bears scored four unanswered points to stay alive. 
• Brooklyn responded in the fourth set by jumping out to a 9-3 lead and never looking back for their second win of the season. 
• The Bulldogs hit .314 as a team to the Bears' .033.

 
For the Bulldogs

• Siu led the way with a match-high 12 kills while hitting .733.  He also came up with 5 digs. 
• Calderon also reached double-figures in kills with 10.  He also served up one of Brooklyn's 7 aces on the evening. 
• Flanders finished with a match-high 3 service aces to go along with 6 kills. 
• David Lema set for a match-high 25 assists and came up with 8 digs.