The women's volleyball team swept a CUNYAC tri-match on Monday afternoon on the campus of Lehman College in the Bronx. The Bloodhounds were down 2-0 against Baruch but came back to defeat the Bearcats, 3-2 (29-31, 22-25, 25-14, 25-15, 15-7). John Jay also came out on top against Lehman, 3-1 (25-14, 25-13, 19-25, 25-13). The Bloodhounds improve to 9-6 on the season and 4-3 in the CUNY Athletic Conference. 

In the big win against Baruch, sophomore Brianna Geraldo led John Jay with her eighth double-double of the year with a season-high and game-high 21 kills and 10 digs. Junior Mirialis Almanzar registered a season-high 16 kills and junior Kimberly Rodriguez dished out a season-high and match-high 61 assists. Senior Mballou Berete and Nyla Lloyd-Clarke finished with 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Freshman Stephanie Marcano tallied a game-high 16 digs and freshman Niovis Monsanto added eight kills and 13 digs. 

Trailing 2-0, John Jay won six of the first nine points in the third set. The Bearcats tied the score 7-7 but John Jay rallied off six straight. The Bloodhounds ended the period on a 7-1 run to cut the deficit to 2-1. 

Just like much of the match, both teams exchanged points in the fourth as the score was knotted at six. John Jay broke open the set on an 8-1 run but Baruch trimmed the lead down to 16-14. Up 20-15, the Bloodhounds registered five straight to even the score at 2-2. 

In the fifth and deciding set, John Jay recorded five of the first seven points. Holding a 6-4 advantage, the Bloodhounds put together four straight and would go on to complete the comeback. 

In the four-set win versus Lehman, Geraldo recorded a match-high 13 kills and eight digs. Monsanto finished one dig shy of a double-double with 10 kills and nine digs. Senior Hualeska Garcia and Marcano registered 12 digs each. Marcano also had a career-high and game-high five service aces. Almanzar added eight kills. 

The Bloodhounds cruised in the first and second sets to hold a 2-0 advantage. John Jay took an early 10-6 lead in the third but the Lightning fought back on a 5-0 run to lead 11-10. The Bloodhounds regained an 18-13 advantage but Lehman ended the period on a 12-1 run to trim the deficit to 2-1.

With John Jay trailing 6-4 in the fourth, the Bloodhounds won 11 of the next 15 points to lead 15-10. John Jay ended the match on a 6-0 run to complete the CUNYAC sweep. 

For the day, John Jay totaled 118 kills, 108 assists, 110 digs, 25 service aces, and nine total blocks. 

More information to follow. 

The Bloodhounds host Yeshiva University on Tuesday, October 9, at 7:00 pm at the Doghouse. The game will be live streamed at www.johnjayathletics.com/watch.