Brooklyn, NY----Putting an exclamation point on Senior Night, the Brooklyn College women's volleyball team defeated Rutgers-Newark, 3-1, in their regular season finale at the West Quad Center on Thursday. Brooklyn improves to 11-12 overall with the non-conference win while the Scarlet Raiders drop to 10-16. Prior to the match seniors,
Olivia Fan,
Malia Reyes,
Chloe Siena, and
Stephanie Samulde were recognized. Next Up: Earning the #3 seed in the upcoming CUNYAC Championship Tournament, Brooklyn will host #6 Lehman College in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, November 10, at 6pm. Â
Brooklyn opened the match with a hard-fought 26-24 first-set victory. The Bulldogs overcame an early deficit and battled through 13 tie scores before closing out the set. After Rutgers-Newark tied the score at 24-24, Brooklyn captured the final two points to take the opening set.
The Bulldogs carried that momentum into the second set, delivering their strongest offensive performance of the evening. Brooklyn hit .550 as a team, recording 13 kills with just two errors on 20 attempts. The Bulldogs built a commanding lead and cruised to a 25-15 victory to take a 2-0 match advantage.
Rutgers-Newark responded in the third set, using a late scoring run to earn a 25-21 win and extend the match. However, Brooklyn regrouped in the fourth set and delivered a decisive response. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 7-1 advantage and maintained control throughout the set, closing out the match with a 25-17 victory.
Saule Okeke-Ziburkus led the Brooklyn attack with a match-high 15 kills, hitting .367, while adding eight digs and a pair of service aces. Olive Carroll contributed 12 kills and eight digs, while Olivia Fan finished with seven kills and nine points. Sophie Galchus added eight kills on nine attempts for an outstanding .889 hitting percentage.
Rose Kory orchestrated the Brooklyn offense with a career-high 43 assists, while also contributing 11 digs and five points. Mila Servania anchored the defensive effort with a team-high 12 digs and added three assists.
As a team, Brooklyn finished with 50 kills, a .248 hitting percentage, 48 assists, 50 digs, and five total blocks. The Bulldogs also held Rutgers-Newark to a .142 hitting percentage.
