Brooklyn, NY - The John Jay women's volleyball team opened CUNY Athletic Conference play on Tuesday evening, falling to Brooklyn College in three closely contested sets, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22, at the West Quad Center.
With the result, the Bloodhounds move to 3-8 overall and 0-1 in CUNYAC play, while Brooklyn improves to 2-4 overall and 1-0 in conference action.
Despite the straight-set result, John Jay finished with advantages in several statistical categories. The Bloodhounds totaled 33 kills compared to Brooklyn's 25, held a 10-8 edge in service aces and recorded 29 assists to the Bulldogs' 24. Brooklyn finished with a narrow 50-49 advantage in digs and 5-4 edge in blocks.
Ansley Hobson paced the John Jay attack with a match-high 11 kills while hitting .261. She added six digs and two service aces.
Hailey Waugaman contributed eight kills, while
Kynzie MacInnes recorded six kills and 13 digs.
Caroline Guerney handed out a team-high 16 assists, while
Kaia Mittauer added seven assists and three aces.
Madison Mullan also served three aces and contributed two blocks. Defensively,
Lizbeth Martinez led the Bloodhounds with a match-high 17 digs.
Brooklyn established an early advantage in the opening set and led 21-14 before John Jay mounted a late push. Mittauer sparked the rally with an ace before kills from MacInnes and Waugaman helped the Bloodhounds trim the deficit to 21-19. Brooklyn responded, however, and closed out the frame, 25-21.
John Jay came out quickly in the second set. Back-to-back service aces from Mullan highlighted a 5-0 Bloodhound run that built a 7-2 advantage. Brooklyn answered with a run of its own to even the set at 7-7 and eventually moved in front. The Bloodhounds remained within striking distance and cut the deficit to 22-21 late before the Bulldogs captured the final three points for another 25-21 decision.
The third set was the tightest of the night. John Jay used consecutive aces from Hobson to take a 10-7 lead before Brooklyn rallied. The teams were tied at 12-12 and again at 13-13 before the Bulldogs used a 3-0 spurt to move ahead, 16-13.
Brooklyn later stretched its advantage to 23-18, but the Bloodhounds refused to go quietly. A Brooklyn attack error followed by kills from Hobson and MacInnes brought John Jay within one at 23-22. Brooklyn secured the next two points, however, to finish the set, 25-22, and complete the sweep.
Olive Carroll led Brooklyn with eight kills and three aces, while Saule Okeke-Ziburkus finished with seven kills and 10 digs. Mila Servania paced the Bulldogs with 12 digs.
John Jay finished the evening with 47 total points compared to Brooklyn's 38 but was hampered by 26 attack errors and hit .063 for the match. Brooklyn hit .111 with 25 kills and 14 attack errors.
The Bloodhounds will resume non-league action on Friday, September 25, as John Jay will head to New Paltz, NY for the New Paltz Tri-Match. They will take on the host at 3:00 p.m. before squaring off against Alfred at 5:15 p.m.Â
