Saints Score Straight Sets Win in Non-Conference Match at Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, N.Y.----The Brooklyn College men's volleyball team was handed their first loss of the season, falling at home to Emmanuel College (MA) on Friday at the West Quad Gymnasium, 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-13).  BC moves to 2-1 with the non-conference loss wile the Saints improve to 3-3.  

Next Up:

• Brooklyn will look to bounce back on Sunday in their first match on the road this season at Sarah Lawrence at 1:00 p.m.  
• The Saints welcome Wentworth, the top-ranked team in all of Division III, in their conference opener on Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m.

How It Happened

• Brooklyn hung in with the visitors in the early goings of the opening set, taking an early 2-1 advantage.  However, as the set wore on, the Saints were able to string together two to four-point rallies to take a 1-0 lead in the match.  
• Emmanuel jumped out to a 7-1 lead to start the second set and never looked back.  
• The visitors scored the first three points of the third set before Brooklyn cut the lead to its smallest deficit, 5-3, before the Saints began to pull away thanks to a number of short rallies.  
• Emmanuel served up 13 aces to BC's three. The Saints also hit an efficient .444 to Brooklyn's .044 on the evening.  

Stat Sheet

• Emmanuel junior Thor Yingling (Truro, Mass.) finished with a match-high nine kills while hitting .600 from the floor.
• Sophomore Michael Shelley (San Francisco, Calif.) added seven kills.
• First-year Carlton Cummings (Plainsboro, N.J.) had a match-best four aces to go along with four digs.
• Tommy Min and Aaron Siu led the way in the offensive attack finishing with five kills each for the Bulldogs. Siu also served up a pair of aces.  

*Portions of this release courtesy Brooklyn Athletic Communications Office