Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College women's volleyball team scored a 3-0 sweep over CCNY at home Thursday for their third straight victory. Brooklyn improves to 8-11 (5-1 CUNYAC) with the conference win while the Beavers drop to 6-16 (1-4 CUNYAC). Next Up: Brooklyn will look to keep it rolling in the right direction at a non-conference trimatch at Ramapo on Saturday where the Bulldogs will take on a familiar foe in Lehman College at 12pm and the host at 2pm.
Brooklyn established control early in the opening set, using a strong offensive performance to build an advantage. The Bulldogs hit .409 in the first frame, recording 11 kills with just two errors to take the set, 25-15. Saule Okeke-Ziburkus helped lead the charge with three kills and three service aces, while Olive Carroll added five kills.
The Bulldogs carried their momentum into the second set, opening with a 4-0 run behind the serving of Rose Kory. Brooklyn continued to extend its advantage, eventually building a commanding 15-4 lead. The Bulldogs maintained control down the stretch, closing out the set, 25-16.
CCNY looked to respond in the third set, keeping the contest competitive through the early stages. With the score tied at 16-16, Brooklyn found another gear, getting kills from Olivia Fan, Sophie Galchus, and Carroll to regain control. The Bulldogs closed the match by scoring five of the final six points, including back-to-back service aces from Kory to secure the 25-19 victory and complete the sweep.
Carroll paced Brooklyn's offense with nine kills on 27 attempts, hitting .296, while Okeke-Ziburkus contributed six kills, 12 points, and five service aces. Galchus added four kills and four total points, while Fan chipped in three kills and four blocks (2 solo).
Kory orchestrated the Bulldogs' offense with 18 assists and added three service aces. Defensively, Mila Servania led the team with 16 digs, while Kory and Okeke-Ziburkus each recorded six digs.
For CCNY, Rachael Reyes led the Beavers with eight kills, while Holly Guzman also finished with eight kills. Danuzia Caixeta Palmer distributed 14 assists, and Yamilci Izquierdo added 11 assists.
Brooklyn finished the match with a .174 hitting percentage compared to CCNY's -.010, while also holding a 4-2 advantage in total team blocks.
