Brooklyn, NY----The Brooklyn College women's volleyball team got themselves right back in the column as the Bulldogs defeated Purchase College, 3-1 (25-15, 25-15, 26-28, 25-17), on Monday night at the West Quad Center. BC improves to 4-6 overall with the non-conference win while the Panthers drop to 5-8. Next Up: Brooklyn returns to their CUNYAC schedule on Tuesday, 10/6, at York College at 6pm.Â
Brooklyn established control early, opening the match with a 25-15 victory in the first set. The Bulldogs used a balanced offensive attack to build an early advantage, with Olive Carroll and Saule Okeke-Ziburkus providing key kills while Rose Kory helped orchestrate the offense.
The Bulldogs carried that momentum into the second set, overcoming an early 3-0 deficit before taking control. Brooklyn went on a 7-0 run to turn a 5-5 tie into a 12-5 advantage and never looked back, taking the set, 25-15. Chloe Siena and Meadow Andrews provided timely kills during the Bulldogs' second-set surge.
Purchase responded with its best performance of the night in the third set. The Panthers overcame an 18-18 tie to take a 21-18 lead, but Brooklyn battled back to even the score at 24-24. The teams continued trading points until Purchase closed out the marathon set, 28-26, to cut the Bulldogs' lead to 2-1.
Brooklyn answered emphatically in the fourth set.
After Purchase pulled within 10-9, the Bulldogs seized control with a 6-0 run to take a 15-9 lead. Brooklyn continued to pressure the Panthers at the net and from the service line, extending its advantage to 20-13 before finishing the match, 25-17.
Carroll led Brooklyn with eight kills, while Okeke-Ziburkus recorded a team-high 10 kills and finished with 11 points. Malia Reyes added seven kills and hit .250 for the match. Andrews contributed five kills, while Sophie Galchus recorded four kills and 2.5 points.
Kory directed the Brooklyn offense throughout the four-set victory, finishing with a match-high 29 assists. She also added a kill and seven points. Mila Servania anchored the Bulldogs defensively with a team-high 20 digs, while Malika Pulatova contributed 10 digs.
As a team, Brooklyn finished with 43 kills on 136 attacks for a .176 hitting percentage, while recording 40 assists, 12 service aces and 78 digs. The Bulldogs also held a significant advantage in offensive efficiency, hitting .212 in the opening set and .250 in the second.
Purchase was led offensively by Marcella Pena, who recorded seven kills and nine points. Gabby Vanterpool added eight kills, while Natalia Leite contributed 10 assists.
