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Jamaica, NY – Hunter's women's volleyball team picked up two wins at the CUNYAC Multi-Match hosted by York College on Saturday, September 14. The Hawks cruised by CCNY 3-1 and swept Brooklyn 3-0.

The Hawks downed CCNY in their CUNYAC season opener 25-22, 25-17, 21-25, 25-18. Hunter exploded for 57 kills, 45 assists, and 8 service aces all season-highs against CCNY.

Three Hawks recorded double-digit kills led by Samantha Barrett's 14 on 26 attempts. Brianna O'Hagan added 12 kills on 23 attempts and Taylor Kordich had 11 kills on 21 attempts against the Beavers. Hunter's Kristine Ciurcina paced her team with a game-high 35 assists and Taylor Kordich pitched in with nine.

Brianna O'Hagan had four service aces for the Hawks while Taylor Kordich, Samantha Barrett, Lucia Stosic, and Karolina Gajda each scored one ace against the Beavers.

Alisa Jaganjac netted a season-high 24 digs for the Hawks. Defensively, Taylor Kordich's 11 digs and Brianna O'Hagan's nine supported the alert Hawks by holding the Beavers to 37 total kills.

In their next match, Hunter swept Brooklyn 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-17). The Hawks forced the Bulldogs into 21 errors and had 39 kills compared to 17 by Brooklyn.

Samantha Barrett led the way with a game-high eight kills on 17 attempts and had two service aces. Karolina Gajda had six kills on 19 attempts while Taylor Kordich and Lucia Stosic both had five kills.

Kristine Ciurcina and Taylor Kordich combined for all 34 of Hunter's assists. Ciurcina had a game-high 21 and Kordich added 13.

Alisa Jaganjac led the defensive effort with 12 digs. Camille Newkirk added eight digs and Taylor Kordich had six digs for the Hawks. Camille Newkirk and Samantha Barrett both had two service aces while Lucia Stosic had the Hawks only block against the Bulldogs.

"We were able to utilize most of our squad today using a 6-2 format which gave us more options offensively," said Hunter's head coach Val Lang. "The diversity of our hitters also made it harder on our opponents to play defense. Our serves were consistent and our passing also showed progress. We have also identified some areas to improve, so we have some homework to do until we face York at home next Tuesday."

The Hawks improve to 3-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Hunter will host York on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. For more information, please visit www.huntercollegeathletics.com.