By: Manuel Polanco
As the regular season ended for the men’s and women’s soccer teams and they prepare for the CUNYAC playoffs, the women’s volleyball team played in a tri-match during the weekend, as they too gear up for their playoff push.
Women’s Volleyball
On Thursday, Oct. 23, BC faced off against a familiar foe, John Jay College, in a game that would go four sets. While it seemed that John Jay would run away with this game after winning the first two sets 25-15 and 25-16, BC would win the third one 26-24 and take this to four sets. Despite a close game, BC would lose this game 4-1.
The last set ended 25-21, so even with their backs against the wall, BC still gave it their all. Danielle Fuxman had a great game with 11 kills and one block, freshman Olive Carroll had seven kills and two aces, freshman Saule Okeke-Ziburkus had six kills, and Junior Olivia Fan had two kills and one block. After this loss, BC went to New Jersey to play Rutgers-Newark and Rochester Institute of Technology for a tri-match on Saturday, Oct. 25.
In game one against Rutgers, BC lost 3-0, but each set was within reach. BC lost each set via scores of (25-20,25-20,26-24). Another great game from Okeke-Ziburkus, who ended her night with 11 kills and one ace. Freshman Ella Snobar had 10 kills, Carroll had five kills, one ace, and one block; lastly, senior Ayatallah Elkotby finished her night with four kills and three blocks.
Their game against RIT was their second-to-last tri-match of the year, and they dropped their third game in a row, losing 3-1. The four sets went as follows: ( 25-19, 25-14, 25-15, 25-12). Carroll had seven kills and five kills, Snobar had seven kills and three blocks, Okeke-Ziburkus had three kills, and sophomore Meadow Andrews had two kills.
BC will still be on the road for their next game against the Lehman College Lightning on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 5 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
In their season finale, BC played its last regular-season game against City College (CCNY) in a game that would end in a 1-1 tie. The game would be tied until the second quarter when Junior Alyssa Hardison broke the ice with a goal, but CCNY responded quickly with one of their own. With this win, BC secured the number two seed in the playoffs and will be the home team in the playoffs, the first time since 2016. They will play against CCNY in the semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 1at 12 p.m.
Mens Soccer
The men’s soccer team ended their historic year with the most regular-season wins since 2012, had a record of 10-5-1, and went 5-1-1 in the CUNYAC. Not only that, but they clinched the number one seed for the playoffs and the CUNYAC regular season title as well. Their historic play earned them a bye in the playoffs, and they will be hosting the CUNYAC Semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Despite that, BC entered their last regular season game against the Lehman Lighting and lost 3-0. Sophomore goalkeeper Juan Carlos Solis Cazares ended his day with 10 saves.
Men’s Cross Country
Continuing with playoff mentions, the BC men’s cross country team earned third place in the CUNYAC Championships on Sunday, Oct. 26. This marks their third consecutive year ending in the top three standings in the championships. In first place was Hunter, then Baruch in 2nd. BC finished ahead of CCNY, Lehman, and Medgar Evers in the standings,
Freshman Anthony King finished in fourth place after finishing the course in 29:21.5. King and his two other teammates, junior Yasin Gordon and sophomore Dexter Weiner, finished in the top 10 in the competition. Gordon ended with a run time of 29:42. Weiner finished his run with a 31:34.5.