Mount Saint Mary Stymies Women’s Volleyball

NEWBURGH, N.Y. —  The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team fell in straight sets to Mount Saint Mary College, 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-14) on Thursday evening in Skyline Conference play.

Senior Cristina Morales (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) led the attack with five kills and added a solo block. Junior Carol Melo (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) brought up a match-high 25 digs.

How It Happened

Mount Saint Mary (10-9, 4-4) opened the match on a 14-1 spurt to set the tone for the night and controlled all three sets. 

The Bears managed a small lead early in the second stanza on a Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) service ace — one of her match-high-tying three aces. SJC took the first point of the third set before the Knights pulled away again.

For the Bears

• Urgo paired her three aces with three kills to match Morales with six points each on the evening. 
• Grace Kane (Breezy Point, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall Academy) and Teuta Hoxha (Kew Gardens, N.Y./Queens Metropolitan) had two kills each.
• Urgo and Kane had 11 digs each to join Melo as three in double-figures.
• Caitlyn Bilbao (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) dished out nine assists. 

Next Up

The Bears celebrate their Dig Pink game on Monday, October 18 hosting Manhattanville College at 7 p.m. Live stats and video available on SJCBears.com/live.