BRONX – The Monroe University – Bronx women's volleyball team delivered a dominant performance on Monday evening, sweeping Kingsborough Community College, 3-0, at Roberto Clemente State Park Gymnasium. The Express won by scores of 25-9, 25-14, and 25-4 to improve to 9-3 overall and 8-2 in Region 15 play. It marked the second win over the Wave this season for the Express.
Monroe controlled the match from the opening serve, hitting .250 in the first set before cruising to a 25-9 victory. The Express continued to pull away in the second, 25-14, before closing out the match with a dominant 25-4 third-set victory.
"Easy win, but never easy work," Express Head Coach Odaly Aponte-Orta said. "We handled business and keep building momentum. We need to keep pushing and work on our mental."
Sarai Hernandez led Monroe's serving attack with nine aces, while Keilyn Gamboa added seven, Nicole Garrett contributed four, and Yamelyn Bonilla tallied three. The Express totaled 29 aces as a team.
Bonilla paced the Monroe offense with nine kills, while Hernandez and Ayleenee Salbitani Lopez each added six.
Darilenia Paulino directed the Express offense with 26 assists, while Salbitani Lopez led Monroe with five digs. Paulino added four digs and Bonilla contributed three.
Monroe finished the match with 34 kills, 29 aces, 31 assists, and 19 digs while hitting an impressive .339 as a team. The Express committed just 13 attack errors across 62 attempts.
For Kingsborough (0-10, 0-8 Region 15), Olga Nesterova led the Wave with three kills and three assists.
The Express return to action Tuesday, October 6 against Hostos Community College. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Roberto Clemente State Park Gymnasium.
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