Women's Volleyball Falls in Five at Brooklyn College

BROOKLYN, N.Y. —  The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team raced out to a two-set lead, but fell on the road to Brooklyn College in five sets, 22-25, 23-25, 25-12, 25-16, 15-9, on Thursday evening. The Bears (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season while the Bulldogs (5-1) extended their win streak to five.

Sophomore Grace Kane (Breezy Point, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) led the Bears attack with 11 kills at a .219 clip and added 16 digs for a double-double. Freshman Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) had a double-double by way of 10 kills and 13 digs. 

How it Happened

The Bears took the opening set breaking away with a 9-0 run powered by a trio of kills and a block assist by Ayomide Adeoye (Brooklyn, N.Y./Edward R. Murrow) to take a 17-8 lead. The Bulldogs drew even at 18-all but SJC closed out the set winning four of the final six points, a Morales ace sealing the 25-22 win.

The navy and gray took another close second stanza after falling behind early, 8-1, and late in the frame, 23-21, but rattled off four straight points with kills by Adeoye and Urgo to move ahead 2-0 in sets.

The Bulldogs attack came alive in sets three and four to force a fifth set. BC hit .257 and combined for 27 kills over the two frames, while the Bears landed just 13 kills at a .015 rate.

In the fifth-and-deciding set, kills from Kane and Cristina Morales (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) followed by an Urgo ace gave SJC a slight 6-3 lead. BC called a timeout, and came out with a 4-1 run to tie the frame at 7-7, prompting an SJC timeout. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 9-7 before a Julie Boyd (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) kill knotted the frame at 9-9, but BC won the next six points to close out the match.

For the Bears

• Morales chipped in nine kills on a .389 hitting night. 
• Junior Kaitlyn Intindola (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) dished out 34 assists and had four aces.
• Junior Carol Melo (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) brought up 22 digs and served an ace.
• Teuta Hoxha (Kew Gardens, N.Y./Queens Metropolitan) and Adeoye each had four kills and combined for two blocks.

Next Up

The Bears will open Skyline Conference play at home on Wednesday, September 22 hosting Sarah Lawrence College. First serve is set for 7 p.m. with live stats and video at SJCBears.com/live.