By: Manuel Polanco
As March marches along, the Brooklyn College (BC) men’s volleyball team continues its winning ways, and the women’s basketball team advances to the ECAC championship game.
Women’s Basketball
Senior guard Anna Kitch’s double-double helped secure a close game against Keene State in the ECAC semi-finals on March 14. BC won this tight game with a score of 65-61 and improved their record to 24-4. BC scored 22 points in the first quarter, but Keene kept battling throughout the game.
As mentioned, Kitch had a double-double this game with 17 points and 15 rebounds to go with it. Senior guard Dior Dorsey had a nice game with 12 points and eight rebounds, and freshman guard Aaliyah McCalla had 12 points. Junior guard Brianna Jackson played an impressive game with 10 points, eight assists, and four steals.
BC had 17 offensive rebounds and shot 40% from the field. BC will take on McDaniel University on Sunday, March 15, in the ECAC finals.
BC took on McDaniel in a gauntlet match, which they ultimately lost. The Eastern College Athletic Conference championship game ended in a score of 59-66, with McDaniels’ late-game momentum propelling them to a win.
BC ends with a record of 25-4, which ties their 2012-2013 and 2017-2018 records, respectively. Jackson had a great game with 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and five steals. This great performance netted her the All-Tournament team nod.
Kitch had 11 points with eight rebounds. And freshman Ariel Williams notched eight points and four rebounds off the bench.
Men’s Volleyball
On March 10, the men’s volleyball team took on the York College Cardinals and swept them 3-0. The scores in each quarter were as follows: 25-12, 25-10, 25-20. BC improved its record to 7-4 with this win. Freshman Matthew Kadatskiy had five kills, three aces, and one block.
Senior Armand Kaloshi had four kills and two aces. Sophomore Joaquin Calderon had four kills, with junior Aaron Siu following behind with three kills.
BC won their second straight game against CCNY and are winners of four of their last five match-ups. In another 3-0 sweep, BC defeated CCNY on March 12, gaining momentum as they step into future games. The scores for each quarter are as follows: 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
Siu had a great game with 10 kills and two blocks. Kadatskiy ended his night with nine kills, two aces, and four blocks. Kaloshi had six kills and four aces, and Calderon notched two kills, two aces, and three blocks.
BC will be on the road and face off against Hunter College on Tuesday, March 17.
Women’s Softball
In a six-inning slugfest that ended 6-15, BC lost against Alfred State University. BC had 10 hits this game, and freshman Haylee Burleigh went 3-4. Senior Lianna Gonzalez had a great game with two hits, including an RBI double in the fifth inning.
Finishing up their road trip in Florida, the women’s softball team took on RIT on their last day in Florida. In a game that would end 7-1, BC returns home to go on the road against Yeshiva College.
Freshman Olivia Gonzalez had a good game, notching two hits, including an RBI. Gonzalez also stole a base and walked during the game. Freshman Addy Cook notched an RBI double, and senior Vida Rodriguez had a hit.
Their next game will be against Yeshiva College on March 20th at 10 am.
Men’s Tennis
The BC men’s team faced off against Thomas College in the Spring Opener at home and would lose this game 6-1.
Clifford Dominic went against Allen Mardakhayev for two rounds, and both rounds resulted in a 6-1 score. Thai Nguyen faced Giorgi Zhamutashvili (BC) with scores of 6-1 (first round), 6-7 (second round), and 10-6 (third round).
Camden Herrick vs. Dennis Shender (BC) went three rounds, with the scores 2-6, 6-2, and 6-1. Calvin Cutter vs. James Walsh (BC) resulted in a BC win, with the scores of 2-6 for both rounds.
Nick Mageira vs. Christopher Vasquez (BC) lasted two rounds, with a score of 6-2 for each. Noah Cook vs Raymond Kazim (BC) was the final singles match, and each round ended in a 6-4 score.
The Men’s tennis team will have its next match on March 19 against York College.