BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, New York (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team fell to Hunter College, 3-0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–17), on Monday evening at The Hill Center.
The Hawks opened the match with a 5–1 advantage and eventually extended its lead to 15–7. The Bears made a late push, using a 5–1 run to pull within 20–15 behind kills from Amelia Jimenez (Middle Village, N.Y.), Carissa Zwiefelhofer (North Bend, Wash.) and Michelle Piotrowski (Ridgewood, N.Y.), along with a Juliette DiVittorio (Astoria, N.Y.) ace. Hunter responded by taking five of the final six points.
SJBK scored the first three points of the second set before the sides traded the lead through a 12–12 tie. The visitors eventually opened a 19–14 advantage, but the Bears again battled back. A Piotrowski ace capped a late run that brought the Bears within 23–20 before the Hawks held on for a 25–21 win.
The third set was tied at three before Hunter used a 5–0 run to pull ahead. SJBK answered and closed within 9–7, with Zwiefelhofer supplying three kills during the stretch. The Bears later trimmed the deficit to 19–16 before Hunter took six of the final seven points to secure the sweep.
Zwiefelhofer led the attack with 13 kills and added eight digs. Abigail Encinia (Sunnyvale, Texas) recorded a double-double with 15 assists and 10 digs while adding two aces. Jimenez contributed two kills, a solo block and a block assist.
The Bears open Skyline Conference play on Wednesday, Oct. 7, traveling to Manhattanville University for a 6 p.m. match.
