New York, NY — The CCNY women's volleyball team earned a dominant 3-0 victory over Medgar Evers College on Tuesday night at Nat Holman Gymnasium, sweeping the Cougars by scores of 25-5, 25-1 and 25-5.
With the victory, the Beavers improved to 6-10 overall and 1-1 in CUNYAC play, while Medgar Evers fell to 0-10 overall and 0-2 in conference action.
CCNY controlled the match from the opening serve, recording 25 kills on 34 attempts with just three errors for a .647 team hitting percentage. The Beavers also totaled 34 aces and 21 assists in the three-set sweep.
Freshman Holly Guzman led the Beavers offensively with eight kills, while sophomore Ivanna Zamora Sanchez added five kills and Danna Toribio contributed four.
From the service line, sophomore Danuzia Caixeta Palmer recorded a match-high 12 aces, followed by freshmen Patricia Brooks with seven and Yamilci Izquierdo with six. Izquierdo also directed the CCNY offense with 16 assists, while Caixeta Palmer added three assists.
Defensively, freshman Emery Ramirez-Espinosa paced the Beavers with six digs. Freshman Rosmarlin Perez Bido added four digs, while Guzman finished with three.
CCNY jumped out to a commanding 25-5 victory in the opening set, hitting .700 while limiting Medgar Evers to zero kills. The Beavers continued their strong play in the second set, rolling to a 25-1 victory. CCNY closed out the match with another 25-5 decision in the third set.
Next, the Beavers return to competition on Tuesday, Oct. 13, hosting Baruch College at 7:00 pm.
