By: Manuel Polanco
As September came and went, the sports world at Brooklyn College (BC) kept rolling, and we covered a couple of CUNYAC matches. So without further ado, here’s this week in BC Recaps!
Women’s Volleyball
On Sept. 29, BC took on Baruch College in their second CUNYAC match and won decisively 3-1. In a game that went four sets, BC won each one in dominant fashion, and despite only losing one set, they still kept it close.
Here is how each set went: 21-25, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25. The superstar of this game was sophomore Olive Carroll, who ended the game with 19 kills, three aces, and one block. Next was sophomore Saule Okeke-Ziburkus, who added to her successful season with seven kills, seven aces, and two blocks.
BC ended the night with 38 kills, 30 assists, and 67 digs. Other key contributors were junior Meadow Andrews, who had a good game with three blocks and three kills, and junior Rose Kory, who ended her night with two kills, two aces, and three blocks.
In a five-set battle against Sarah Lawrence College, BC duked it out to the final point but ultimately lost 3-2. The sets went as follows: 24-26, 25-13, 25-27, 25-20, 15-5. Okeke-Ziburkus had a standout game with 22 kills and three aces. Carroll had nine kills and one ace.
Senior Malia Reyes ended her night with six kills and four aces. Lastly, freshman Chisom Ogukwe had three kills.
In a condensed game against Purchase College, BC took the win in four sets. Each set went as follows: 15-25, 15-25, 28-26, 17-25. Okeke-Ziburkus had another great game with 10 kills and one ace. Carroll notched eight digs and two aces. Reyes also made a splash with seven kills and one ace.
Lastly, graduate student Chloe Sienna ended her night with six kills. As a team, BC clocked 43 kills, 40 assists, and 78 digs. As a team, they had 136 attacks, which had a .176 attack percentage.
The good teams kept rolling as BC took another win in their bout against York College. In a clean 3-0 sweep, BC collected their second win in a row. The three sets went as follows: 11-25, 18-25, and 7-25. Dominance in all sets.
Carroll had a great game with 12 kills and three aces. Okeke-Ziburkus ended her night with nine kills, two aces, and one block. Siena had four kills, and Reyes put up three kills.
The Bulldogs hope to continue their winning ways against SUNY New Paltz on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Men’s Soccer
Making their season debut in the CUNYAC, BC took on the City College of New York (CCNY) and fell 3-1.
CCNY took the lead in the first quarter and never looked back. BC scored in the second quarter on a goal from senior Gustav Kruiger in the 85th minute. His teammate Emir Imamberdiev was credited for the assist.
In their second CUNYAC match, BC came back to win 5-3 against Brooklyn rival Medgar Evers College. Down 3-0 in the first quarter, BC answered back with two goals in the 43rd minute on a penalty kick from freshman Duran Pepic.
They scored again 41 seconds before halftime thanks to a clutch goal from senior Hugo Sauriat. BC entered the second quarter with much momentum and would tie the game five minutes in thanks to a game-tying goal from Pepic, his second of the game. This goal came from a nice assist from teammate Clermens Devariste.
With the game now tied, BC stayed on the offensive, and in the 72nd minute they took the lead thanks to a goal from Sauriat, his second of the game as well. Sauriat would end his night with three shots, two shots on goal (SOG), and two goals.
Kruiger extended the lead with a goal of his own in the 80th minute of the game. Teammate Lucas Sauco helped with the assist. Junior Goalie Juan Carlos Solis Cazares had two saves in 90 minutes of play.
BC extended their winning streak with a tight 1-0 win against Baruch College. The lone goal of the game came in the second quarter. Pepic was the hero, scoring in the 70th minute to break the scoreless tie.
Their next game is Saturday, Oct. 10, against Hunter College.
Women’s Tennis
In a 5-2 win over Albertus Magnus College, BC won its CUNYAC opener and moved to 2-4 overall and 1-0 in the CUNYAC.