Brooklyn College Athletics

Jamaica, NY----Just a day after a non-conference win at home on Monday, the Bulldogs cruised to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-7), shutout at York College in conference action on Tuesday.  BC improves to 5-6 overall and remains undefeated in CUNYAC (3-0) while the Cardinals go to 1-8 (0-2 CUNYAC). Next Up: Brooklyn returns to their non-conference slate on Saturday in a trimatch at SUNY New Paltz where the Bulldogs will take on the host at 12pm and Centenary at 2:15 pm.  

Brooklyn controlled the opening set from the start. After York took an early 1-0 lead, the Bulldogs responded with a 7-0 run to take an 8-2 advantage. Brooklyn continued to build its lead behind strong serving and attacking, eventually closing out the opening frame, 25-11.

The Bulldogs carried that momentum into the second set, although York came out aggressively and jumped ahead 5-0. Brooklyn steadily chipped away at the deficit before eventually tying the set at 15-15. From there, the Bulldogs scored 10 of the final 13 points to complete the comeback and take a 2-0 match lead with a 25-18 victory.

Brooklyn saved its strongest performance for the third set. The Bulldogs opened with a 3-0 advantage and later used a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to 11-3. Brooklyn continued to pull away behind strong serving and efficient attacking, finishing the match on a 6-0 run to secure the 25-7 victory.

Olive Carroll led the Bulldogs offensively with 12 kills on 23 attacks, hitting .478 while adding 15.0 points. Saule Okeke-Ziburkus contributed nine kills and 11.5 points, while Malia Reyes recorded three kills on five attacks and hit .400.

Chloe Siena added four kills while hitting .571, and Magnolia Revilla was perfect on her lone attack. Brooklyn setter Rose Kory finished with a match-high 18 assists to go along with 3 service aces. 

The Bulldogs also received a strong serving performance finishing with 16 aces.  Sophie Galchus served up a match-high 4 aces on the evening.  

Defensively, Mila Servania paced the Bulldogs' reception effort, while Brooklyn's balanced attack helped limit York to a -.123 hitting percentage. York finished with just 11 kills against 20 attack errors.

Brooklyn was particularly efficient in the third set, hitting .375 with eight kills and only two errors. The Bulldogs also converted 71 percent of their sideout opportunities in the final set.