The Eagles hosted the John Jay College Bloodhounds on Think Pink Night in front of a raucous crowd who was looking to see CSE take out another opponent at home. The Eagles did not disappoint.
The Eagles' serving game overwhelmed the Bloodhounds throughout the match and seemed to be the antidote to the hitting woes of the team on this night. The Eagles struggled to find consistency in their hitting all night although at various times different players stepped up and delivered a kill at a crucial point in the set.
The Eagles jumped out to an insurmountable 12-2 lead and never looked back in set 1 as the team cruised to a 25-13 win.
Set 2 was more of the same although the Bloodhounds seemed to get their receiving game and offense in a better state late in set 2. Although the Eagles led 17-11 late in the match, John Jay College clawed back to within 3 at 20-17 before the Eagles closed it out with a 5-1 run to win 25-18.
The third set was a mirror opposite to the first two. John Jay College's serving game came to life as did their offense early on and the Bloodhounds jumped on the Eagles to the tune of a 6-1 lead. At 8-4, the Eagles started making a comeback, again off their serving, and cut the lead to 2 at 9-7. The game was a back and forth affair the rest of the way with the Eagles unable to close the 2 point gap due to key hitting and passing errors. At 20-18, however, the Bloodhounds committed a serving error which turned the momentum squarely on the Eagles side. The Eagles went on a 6-1 run to get to 24-21 behind the serving of Kareemah Muhammad who put the Bloodhounds into poor hitting situations and yielded key errors. Although John Jay College got 1 more point on a successful middle attack, the next point saw a perfect pass by Rachel Hausler lead to a pin point set by Amy Cooper to her sister Katie Cooper who delivered the knockout blow and closed out the match 25-22.
The Eagles record now stands at 9W - 11L. The Eagles need three more wins to break the wins record at CSE and also need 16 wins total to guarantee themselves a .500 record and a berth in post-season play.
The Eagles embark on their quest on Saturday versus Manhattanville and Rosemont College.
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