NEW YORK — The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's volleyball team couldn't assemble their first winning streak of the season, dropping a straight set decision on the road to the City College of New York on Thursday evening in the third meeting of the season between the two squads.

The Basics

• Final Score: CCNY def. St. Joseph's, 3-0
• Set Scores: 25-6, 25-14, 25-13
• Records: CCNY (6-10), St. Joseph's (2-16)
• Location: New York, N.Y.
• Arena: Nat Holman Gymnasium

How It Happened

• The hosts raced out to 7-1 leads in each of the first two sets before cruising to the finish.
• The Bears won the first three points of the final set to take a brief early lead and the teams battled for seven ties and three lead changes. With the frame tied at 9-9, CCNY won the next three points and extended to a 7-1 run to stay on top for good.

For the Bears

• Thomas Ambrosino and Angelo Goutzinopoulos led the attack with two kills each. Ambrosino had four digs to lead the defense and Goutzinopoulos chipped in a pair of digs.
• Andre Williams and Alec Smalley both contributed a kill and a solo block each. Smalley shared team-high honors with Ambrosino with four digs.

Next Up for the Bears

• The Bears open Skyline Conference play this weekend facing the College of Mount Saint Vincent and Ramapo College in a Saturday tri-match in Mahwah, N.J. starting at noon. Live stats will be available on SJCBears.com.