NEW YORK — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. – Brooklyn women's volleyball team completed a sweep of Yeshiva University on Friday afternoon, 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-16), from the ARC Gym at Baruch College.
How it Happened
The Maccabees kept things close early in the first set, holding the Bears' lead to 12-9. However, a 13-2 stretch followed to give SJBK the set win, 25-11. Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) opened the second stanza with a pair of kills and an ace as part of a 5-1 start. She finished with six kills in the set as the Bears maintained the momentum and earned a 25-15 win.
With five kills to begin the third set, Yeshiva possessed a 7-5 lead. Eight unanswered points for the Bears followed as Taylor Knight (San Ramon, Calif./Dougherty Valley) served up a trio of aces in the span. Juliette DiVittorio (Astoria, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) and Rachel Meltsin (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) each had a pair of aces in the set while Knight finished with seven kills in the frame, propelling the navy and gray to a 25-16 win and a 2-0 start to Skyline Conference play.
For the Bears
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Knight neared a triple-double thanks to 16 kills, 12 digs, and seven service aces.
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Urgo totaled nine kills and as many digs. She also had three aces.
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Meltsin had 27 assists, seven digs, and three aces.
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DiVittorio had a match-high 16 digs.
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Jenna Diaz (Middle Village, N.Y./Townsend Harris) had eight digs and four kills.
Up Next
The Bears travel to the Bronx to face Lehman College and the University of Valley Forge on Saturday, September 14 at 10 am and 12 pm, respectively.
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