New York, NY – The John Jay College women's volleyball team returned to the win column on Tuesday evening, sweeping York, 3-0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-13), inside the Doghouse on Breast Cancer Awareness Night.
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With the victory, the Bloodhounds improved to 5-14 overall and 2-1 in conference play, while the Cardinals fell to 1-10 and 0-3 in CUNYAC action.
John Jay controlled the match from start to finish, producing a season-high .407 hitting percentage while registering 32 kills against just eight attacking errors. The Bloodhounds were especially effective from the service line, recording 24 aces while limiting York to just one.
Emilia Cascapera paced the John Jay offense with a match-high six kills to go along with two service aces and three digs.
Hailey Waugaman delivered an efficient performance, finishing with five kills on five attempts for a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage while adding three aces and two block assists.
Anna Santos contributed five kills on eight attempts, hitting .625.
Madison Mullan led the Bloodhounds from the service line with a match-high seven aces, while
Kynzie MacInnes and
Alexandra Mateo added five apiece.
Caroline Guerney directed the offense with a match-best 22 assists while contributing three kills and three digs.
The Bloodhounds established control early in the opening set, jumping out to an 8-3 advantage behind strong serving from MacInnes and Mullan. John Jay continued to build its lead before Mullan took over at the service line with the Bloodhounds ahead 15-9.
The hosts rattled off 10 consecutive points to close the frame, highlighted by three Mullan service aces, kills from Waugaman, Guerney, MacInnes and Cascapera, and a pair of blocks from Waugaman and
Shamyra Herrera. John Jay secured the opening set, 25-9, while holding York to a .000 hitting percentage.
The second set followed a similar script as John Jay broke open an early 3-3 tie with a decisive 10-0 run, fueled by Mateo's serving. The Bloodhounds surged ahead 13-3 as Mateo delivered five service aces during the stretch, while Cascapera and Santos supplied key offensive contributions.
John Jay continued to apply pressure throughout the frame, extending its advantage to 19-5 before consecutive aces from Mullan closed out the 25-8 victory. The Bloodhounds hit an impressive .471 in the set, registering 10 kills against just two errors on 17 attempts.
The Bloodhounds carried that momentum into the third set, opening with four unanswered points, including three consecutive service aces from Waugaman. John Jay extended its lead to 10-2 behind contributions from
Heidi Geyer and Santos before another scoring surge pushed the advantage to 20-6. The Cardinals attempted to cut into the deficit late, but the Bloodhounds maintained control as Guerney delivered the match-clinching kill to complete the sweep, 25-13. John Jay saved its most efficient attacking performance for the final frame, hitting .591 with 14 kills and just one error on 22 attempts.
Geyer provided a spark off the bench, finishing with three kills and a service ace, while Herrera added three kills and two block assists. MacInnes contributed four kills to complement her five aces, and Mullan finished with two kills and three digs.
As a team, John Jay held decisive advantages in kills (32-14), assists (29-10) and service aces (24-1), while limiting the Cardinals to a .098 hitting percentage.
Zia Lefebvre led York with six kills, four digs and two block assists, while MaliaJewel Bembry-Morris added four kills. Simranjit Kaur recorded a team-high six assists for the Cardinals.
The Bloodhounds return to action on Friday, October 16, when they travel to face #15 ranked New York University (NYU) in non-conference play.
First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
