NEW YORK – On Monday, the Maritime College volleyball team started a string of three matches in four nights by visiting Baruch.  The Bearcats (5-6) hit a combined .319 (30 kills, seven errors, 72 attempts) in the contest, as they earned a 25-12, 25-9, 25-9 win over the Privateers (3-9) at ARC Arena.

The first set was tied at 3-3 when Baruch went on a 7-1 spurt to open up a 10-4 advantage.  Maritime got back within 11-7 before the Bearcats used a 13-4 rally to reach set point.  Baruch took the opening set by a 25-12 count.

In the second set, the Bearcats jumped out to a 13-2 lead.  After Baruch extended the margin to 21-6, Maritime got a block from Ashley Pavarini (Ossining, NY) and Kelly Kuhn (Lansdale, PA) before Kuhn and Pavarini each registered a kill.  The Bearcats scored the final four points of the set, however, to claim a 25-9 win.  Baruch hit .500 (14-1-26) in the second set.

Baruch built an early cushion again in the third set, notching seven of the first eight points.  The Bearcats closed out the match with a 25-9 third-set triumph.

Erica Pagano (Lawrence, NY) had four kills to go along with a team-best 10 digs.  Victoria Cordero (Bronx, NY) also tallied 10 digs.  Pavarini, meanwhile, distributed nine assists for the Privateers.

Lizaveta Kushner led Baruch with eight kills, and she added three service aces.  Delaney Killeen posted six kills, while Karen Pozo had five kills on .556 hitting.  Xheni Doci recorded a double-double for the Bearcats with 18 assists and 10 digs.  Caroline Elfner posted a match-high 13 digs to go along with five of Baruch's 13 aces.

Maritime (1-3 Skyline) resumes its Skyline Conference schedule by welcoming Old Westbury (1-11, 0-2 Skyline) to Riesenberg Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Privateers play four of its next five at home.