NEW YORK, N.Y. — The City College of New York women's volleyball team battled John Jay College on Tuesday evening at Nat Holman Gymnasium, but the Bloodhounds came away with a 3-1 victory in CUNYAC action.
The Beavers (6-15, 1-3 CUNYAC) showed resilience throughout the match, pushing John Jay (8-15, 5-1 CUNYAC) in the opening two sets before earning a hard-fought 27-25 win in the third. John Jay ultimately secured the match with a 25-14 decision in the fourth set.
Rachael Reyes led CCNY offensively with 11 kills, while Holly Guzman added eight kills. Danuzia Caixeta Palmer paced the offense with 14 assists and contributed two service aces.
Defensively, Emery Ramirez-Espinosa led the Beavers with 19 digs, followed by Rosalynda Russo with 13 and Reyes with 11. Ivanna Zamora Sanchez anchored the net with four blocks, while Jia Hua Liu and Caixeta Palmer each added two blocks.
CCNY recorded 64 digs and six blocks in the match, continuing to compete defensively against a John Jay squad that finished with 51 kills and 15 service aces.
The Beavers return to action on Thursday, traveling gto take on Brooklyn College at 6:30 pm.
