The Medgar Evers College women's volleyball team (0-16, 0-5 CUNYAC) suffered a three-set defeat (5-25, 0-25, 7-25) to the Hunter College Hawks (10-8, 5-0 CUNYAC) in a City University of New York Athletic Conference clash Thursday evening at the Sportsplex.
Hunter controlled the match behind a dominant serving performance, recording 36 service aces while hitting .485 as a team. Nicole Tatko led the Hawks with 20 service points, 16 assists and 20 service aces. Natalie Morrill added six service aces and two kills, while Michelle Liu contributed five service aces and two kills despite appearing in just one set.
Varvara Kudinova paced Hunter with five kills on seven attacks, hitting .571. Melissa Alfaro and Astrid Alayo chipped in three kills apiece, and Kassidy Cruz Nuesi and Ekaterini Eilodromytis each finished with two kills.
Medgar Evers struggled to establish its offensive rhythm, finishing with one kill on 25 total attacks. Enphani Huskey recorded the Cougars' lone kill, while Sarah Vallon contributed a service ace. Huskey and Shanya Aitcheson each registered two digs.
The Cougars will look to rebound Sunday afternoon when they travel to the ARC Arena on the campus of Baruch College to face the Yeshiva University Maccabees in non-conference action. First serve is scheduled for noon.
