Box Score

Brooklyn, NY (Jan. 31, 2013) – Host Brooklyn handed visiting Purchase a 3-0 defeat Thursday night.

The Bulldogs delivered a 25-15, 25-19, 25-14 final in a non-conference matchup at the West Quad Center.

With the win, Brooklyn moves to 1-3 overall on the season; while Purchase drops to 0-2.

Prior to the start of the match Brooklyn's Timothy Hui was recognized for his stellar 2012 season, which saw him finish the year ranked first in all of NCAA Division III in digs-per-set, with a 3.50 digs/set average. Hui was presented with his statistical champion plaque from the NCAA.

The night would belong to Hui, who racked up a match-high 15 kills hitting a solid .522, to go with seven assists and three digs. David Dimitruk added 12 kills for BC, posting a strong .529 hitting percentage, while Christopher Valverde dished out a match-best 23 assists.

Brooklyn jumped out to a quick 8-1 lead in the first set led by the serving of Dimitruk and Serhan Akturk. The Panthers would never recover as the Bulldogs took the first set. The second set featured much of the same, as Brooklyn used a 5-0 run to start the set, behind the serving of Valverde. Purchase would battle back and cut its deficit to three, 9-6; however, BC would use a 10-3 run to go ahead 19-9. The Bulldogs would go on to take a 25-19 set win.

The third and final set was once again controlled by the home team, as Brooklyn never trailed. Up by just one, 6-5, the Bulldogs used an 11-3 run to take a 17-8 lead, en route to their 25-14 set triumph.

The Panthers were led by Kevon Kareem Bruce (JR/Hayes, Jamaica) and his team-high seven kills and eight digs, while Alex Billen-Calhoun (SR/Niskayuna, NY) added nine assists.

-Brooklyn College Sports Information Contributed to this report