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Brooklynn Moore

Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball Triumphs at CNR

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.—Backed by a double-double effort by senior Brooklynn Moore (Oakland, Calif., Santa Catalina), Sarah Lawrence College women's volleyball defeated College of New Rochelle, 3-0, in a non-conference match at The Wellness Center on Friday.

Sarah Lawrence (5-8) has won six straight sets in its second shutout of the week, while CNR (4-9) has lost four of its last six matches.

CNR started strong, opening up an 11-5 lead in the first set. The tide turned when first-year Gryphon Zoë Spanbroek (Boca Raton, Fla., Saint Andrew's) scored three kills in a four-point span, while classmate Jomana Abdallah (Anaheim, Calif., Fairmont Prep Academy) served a seven-point streak, putting Sarah Lawrence in front for the first time at 12-11. The see-saw set featured six lead changes as the teams dueled to a 17-17 deadlock.

Sarah Lawrence pulled away with a late 6-1 run and held on to win the set 25-20. Spanbroek totaled eight kills in the set, and defensively, sophomore Xina Graham-Vannais (Newtown, Pa., George School) contributed eight digs.

The Gryphons kept momentum at the start of the second set, breaking open an 8-4 advantage. Libero Molly Busk (Corbett, Ore., Corbett) tallied three service aces in the set, while sophomore Kitty O'Sullivan (Los Angeles, Calif., Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) landed six kills, as Sarah Lawrence pulled out a 25-21 set.

In the third set, the teams exchanged the lead six times and found themselves tied on 11 occasions. Spanbroek led all players with seven kills in the lengthy set, while Moore stepped up defensively with eight digs. A pair of Busk aces late in the set and kills by Spanbroek solidified a 29-27 set for the Gryphons, clinching the 3-0 victory.

Moore's double-double performance saw the setter notch 29 assists with 13 digs on the day. Spanbroek led all players with 16 kills total, while O'Sullivan also hit double figures with 14 successful attacks. Graham-Vannais had a match-high 14 digs, while Abdallah tallied 13 and Busk contributed 10. Busk also led all players with six aces.

Sarah Lawrence returns to its home court for a doubleheader on Saturday. The Gryphons open their Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference (HVWAC) slate with a match against Culinary Institute of America at 1 p.m. before taking on John Jay College at 3 p.m.