Box Score Patchogue, NY-----On Saturday, the Brooklyn College women's volleyball fell in four sets, 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22), in non-conference play at St. Joseph's Long Island.  Brooklyn moves to 0-2 to start the season while the Golden Eagles evened their record to 1-1.  Next Up: The Bulldogs will look to bounce back in their Home Opener against Purchase College on Tuesday, September 8, at the West Quad Center at 7pm.  

St. Joseph's opened the match with 25-20 and 25-22 victories before Brooklyn responded with a strong performance in the third set, earning a 25-20 win to extend the match.

Brooklyn was led offensively by Saule Okeke-Ziburkus, who recorded a team-high 17.0 points, while Olive Carroll added 11.0 points. Sophie Galchus contributed 6.5 points for the Bulldogs.

Setter Rose Kory paced the Brooklyn offense with 30 assists, while also contributing 16 digs. Malia Reyes led the Bulldogs defensively with 19 digs, followed by Kory and Malika Pulatova, who added 15 digs.

Brooklyn put together its best stretch of the afternoon during the third set. The Bulldogs recorded 10 kills and hit .129 as a team while limiting St. Joseph's to a .000 hitting percentage. Brooklyn used the momentum to secure the 25-20 set victory.

The Bulldogs continued to battle in the fourth set and held a 21-19 lead late in the frame. However, St. Joseph's rallied to score six of the final seven points and secured the match with a 25-22 fourth-set victory.