Women’s Volleyball Turned Away by SJC Long Island

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. —  The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team fell to their sibling rivals St. Joseph's College (Long Island) in straight sets, 25-23, 25-20, 25-15, on the road on Tuesday evening.

Grace Kane (Breezy Point, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) led the offense with nine kills while Cristina Morales (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) and Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) added six kills each.

How it Happened

After losing the first five points of the match and falling behind by as many as eight, the Bears (5-10, 3-7) mounted a furious late comeback assembling a 9-2 spurt to pull within one, 24-23, but fell just short of stealing the set.

The Bears carried some momentum from the opener into the second stanza and used a 6-0 run to build an early 10-7 lead. Brooklyn still remained ahead at 16-13 before the Golden Eagles (9-13, 6-4) reversed the frame with a 10-1 rally.

The navy and gray couldn't overcome another slow start to open the third, falling behind 10-1 and unable to claw back into the set like in the first.

For the Bears

• Kane's nine kills paced the attack for the third time this season and she also brought up five digs.
• Morales had just one attack error and finished with .217 hitting and anchored the defense with 16 digs.
• Urgo also had nine digs and landed one aces.
• Kaitlyn Intindola (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) handed out 20 assists and lifted seven digs.

Next Up

The Bears celebrate Senior Day and honor their lone senior Morales on Thursday, October 28, playing host to Purchase College at 7 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at SJCBears.com/live.