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Mar 25, 2008 Men's Volleyball
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CCNY Defeats Brooklyn 3-1; Advances to Semifinal Round
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New York, N.Y - The third-seeded CCNY Beavers (12-12, 10-4 CUNYAC) defeated the sixth-seeded Brooklyn College Bridges (7-16, 4-10 CUNYAC) 3-1 (30-18, 30-27, 25-30, 30-21) in the quarterfinal round of the CUNYAC Tournament on Tuesday evening at The Nat Holman Gymnasium.
CCNY got off to a strong start in the first game tonight, winning by 12 points, 30-18. In game two Brooklyn got as close as two points for the lead but came up short losing 27-30. The third game was the most competitive of the match, where the Bridges fought hard to avoid dropping the match and came back to win the game 30-25. The fourth and final game saw both teams fighting to stay ahead but the Beavers ended the game 30-21.
For CCNY, junior Ratmir Gorelik (James Madison HS/Brooklyn, N.Y.) tabbed team-high 12 kills and added 11 digs. Senior Opposite hitter Ricardo Chincha (Port Chester HS/Lima, Peru) also added 7 kills and game-high 14 digs. Junior Setter Carlos Matute (Grover Cleveland HS/Ecuador) dished out 28 assists to contribute to the win.
Brooklyn’s Kwan Tong Ma (New Utretch HS/Brooklyn, N.Y.) totaled game-high 20 kills. Ma also added 9 digs and one block solo. While teammate Ferdi Ozsoy (Park West HS/Sunnyside, N.Y.) totaled 35 assists for the match.
The Beavers now advance to the semifinal round of the CUNYAC Tournament. They will face the second-seeded Baruch College on March 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hunter College Sportsplex.
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