Men's Volleyball Taken Down in Four Sets by Brooklyn College

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -  The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's volleyball team fought hard throughout the match, but were ultimately defeated by Brooklyn College, 3-1 (25-9, 23-25, 25-12, 25-9) at Brooklyn Technical High School Tuesday night.

Raul Urshela (Orlando, Fla./Colonial) paced the Bears (4-11) in a losing cause with his team-high 13 kills for the team. Iqbal Husain (West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens) supplied 15 assists for St. Joseph's, and Taso Kostikas (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood) topped the team with 11 digs.

The Bulldogs (13-11) were paced by double-digit kills from David Dimitruk (11), Antony Koyfman (15), and Vaughn Ford (10). Timothy Hui contributed a game-high 38 assists in the winning effort.

After dropping the first set 25-9, the Bears initially fell behind early in the second frame. Trailing 22-19 later in the set, the Bears called a timeout where they rebounded with four consecutive kills, three from Urshela. He then closed out the stanza with a kill to give the Bears the victory, showing the team's resilience to even the match at a set apiece.

Brooklyn College took over the third and fourth sets, taking both by double digits to secure their 13th win of the season. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Bears hit .041 for the match (25 K-21 E-19 A), while the Bulldogs hit for a remarkable .390 percentage (52 K-13 E-46 A).
• In their second set win, the Bears notched 14 kills, including five of the last six points in the frame.

THE BEAR FACTS

• Urshela's 13 kills adds to his all-time St. Joseph's record with 514 kills in his career.
• The Bears remain winless to the Bulldogs in the all-time series, 0-9, but is the first time the Bears have taken a set off their borough rivals.

NEXT UP FOR THE BEARS

St. Joseph's will have a chance immediately to bounce back, facing Medgar Evers Wednesday night, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Technical High School.