2022 CUNYAC Women's Volleyball Championship Program

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Welcome to the 40th Annual CUNY Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Championship!

A special thanks in advance to Molten, the official volleyball of the CUNY Athletic Conference. We also would like to thank our corporate partners who are instrumental to our success in serving the students of CUNY. They are: Healthfirst, the Official Wellness sponsor of the CUNY Athletic Conference; Hospital for Special Surgery, “Where the World Comes to Get Back in the Game,” HomeTown Ticketing, the official ticketing provider of the CUNY Athletic Conference, and University Student Senate.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to Baruch College Director of Athletics Heather MacCulloch and her staff for helping to facilitate this championship.

We hope that you attend our next event: the 2022 CUNYAC Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championship at Queens College on Saturday, November 5. Both championship games will be broadcasted globally on Facebook Live.

Check out CUNYAthletics.com for the story, video highlights, results, and photos from this and every CUNYAC Championship. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram -- @CUNYAC

Conference Staff

Interim Executive Director

Carl Christian Associate Director for Operations

Kim Santoiemma

Associate Director for Internal Relations & Compliance Joseph Awadjie Assistant Director for Business Operations Yvette Martinez

Administrative Assistant Kim Buxton

Assistant Director for Championships

Michael Sporton Championships Assistant

Alyssa Gunther Championship Staff Jhonnattan Fernandez Paige Kelly Seira Laraurri Garcia

Crystal Jones Rodger Shelton Interns Cloe Abadie

Assistant Director for Media Relations

Matthew Torres

Media Relations Assistant Branko Ristic Photographer Tony Correa Public Address Announcer Joe Tribuzio

BROOKLYN BULLDOGS

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School

2 Ashley Fung OH 5-7 Jr. Elmhurst, N.Y. / Long Island City

3 Ruti Joshi S 5-6 Fr. Elmhurst, N.Y. / Central Park East

5 Emma Steele OH 5-6 Fr. Queens, N.Y. / HS for CTEA

6 Tessa Winkleman OH 5-10 So. Grand Haven, Mich. / Grand Haven

7 Alanis Guinada OH 5-7 Jr. Queens, N.Y. / Bayside

8 Sydney Gdanski L/DS 5-8 So. Grimsby, Canada / Dr. Martin LeBoldus

9 Aleah Rafat OH 5-11 So. San Martin, Calif. / Live Oaks

10 Amra Mulic S 5-4 Fr. Queens, N.Y. / Queens Technical

17 Ayatallah Elktoby MB 6-0 Fr. Cairo, Egypt / FDR

20 Katia Mercado DS 5-1 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Edward R. Murrow

Head Coach: Mateusz Gotowicki Alma Mater: Brooklyn ‘13 Years at Brooklyn: 6th Year Record at Brooklyn (Entering ‘22): 67-53

Coaches: Francesca Castellano, Moaz Choudhary

HUNTER HAWKS

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht.

Hometown / High School

1 Liz Danielle Singson Jr. 5-4 DS Jersey City, N.J. / Hudson Catholic Regional

2 Erin Dugan Jr. 5-7 OH Woodhaven, N.Y. / Archbishop Molloy

3 Beverly Wong Sr. 5-8 OH Brooklyn, N.Y. / Brooklyn Tech

4 Nadia Lau Sr. 5-2 L Ossining, NY / Ossining

5 Erin Hyman So. 5-4 L Forest Hills, N.Y. / Forest Hills

6 Bethany Tomaneng Fr. 5-4 S San Diego, Calif. / Sage Creek

7 Simone McIntyre Fr. 5-9 OH Santa Cruz, Calif. / Harbor

8 Liliana Khidr Jr. 5-9 MB Queens, N.Y. / Central Park East

9 Tionna Moss Jr. 5-9 OH Colorado Springs, Colo. / Sierra

10 Natalie Polanco Fr. 5-4 L Bronx, N.Y. / Preston

11 Kyrsten Victorio Fr. 5-7 DS Floral Park, N.Y. / Archbishop Molloy

12 Pearl Mensah Sr. 5-8 MB Accra, Ghana / Aquinas

13 Kiara Abreu Jr. 5-7 S Middletown, N.Y. / Middletown

14 Ariana Silva Sr. 5-8 DS Colonia, N.J. / John F. Kennedy

15 Dibjot Kaur Fr. 5-9 OH Monroe, N.J. / Monroe Township

16 Mariam Ouattara Sr. 5-10 RS New York, N.Y. / Seward Park

17 Kayla Treadwell Jr. 5-4 L New Hyde Park, N.Y. / New Hyde Park Memorial

21 Izabella Williams Fr. 5-8 OH Denver, Colo. / Thomas Jefferson

22 Lily Mattison Fr. 6-1 MB Fairfield, Conn. / St. Joseph

23 Mariapaz Lojano Jr. 5-4 L Peekskill, N.Y. / Peekskill

MARIAM OUATTARA

Head Coach: Andrew Woolward Alma Mater: Brooklyn College ‘02 Years at Hunter: 1st Year Record at Hunter (Entering ‘22): 13-1 Assistant Coaches: Valerie Langlois, Vanessa Alland

A LOOK BACK...

Brooklyn Wins 2021 CUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Championship; Program’s First Title in 39 Years

NEW YORK, N.Y. – For the first time in 39 years, the Brooklyn College women’s volleyball team are CUNYAC Champions, defeating six-time defending champion Hunter College (25-23, 16-25, 25-22, 10-25, 15-9) in a five-set thriller at Hunter Sportsplex. With the victory, Brooklyn earns the league’s automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship.

The top-seeded Bulldogs turned in a strong performance against the third-seeded Hawks in a rematch of the 2019 finals, however this time securing the victory for their first conference championship since 1982.

“I’m so proud of this team,” CUNYAC Coach of the Year, Mateusz Gotowicki, said after the victory. “They never got too up or too down during the entire match and really rose to the occasion when it mattered.”

It was a tightly contested opening set between the two programs. The Hawks scored the first four points of the frame, racing out to an early 8-2 lead. The Bulldogs chipped away at the deficit, using a 9-3 run to knot the game at 11. The two teams continued to exchange runs throughout the set for a 23-23 score. Brooklyn prevailed, capitalizing on a pair of Hunter errors to win the game, 25-23, to take a 1-0 series lead.

Much like the opening set, Hunter started the second game with an early 10-3 advantage. The Hawks did not look back, building up a lead as large as 10 (24-14) to win the frame, 25-16, tying the series at one game apiece.

In the third set, trailing 20-14, Brooklyn battled back to take the game, outscoring Hunter 11-5 to finish the frame for a 25-22 victory and a 2-1 series lead.

With their backs against the wall, the Hawks responded in the fourth set, hitting .429 with 19 kills and three services to cruise to a 25-10 win to force a decisive fifth set.

In the winner-take-all set, the Bulldogs got out to a fast start by scoring the first three points of the game. Brooklyn did not relin quish the lead, going on to win the set, 15-9, clinching the program’s second championship in team history.

Senior captain and CUNYAC All-Star Ezri Shor was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, turning in a double-double of 34 assists and 13 digs in the victory.

CUNYAC First Team All-Star Ashley Fung was sensational throughout the contest, recording a match-high 17 kills along with 13 digs. Teammate Aleah Rafat, the 2021 CUNYAC Rookie of the Year, finished with a double-double of her own with 16 kills and a team-best 16 digs. For their efforts, both players were named to the all-tournament team.

Brooklyn’s Sydney Gdanski finished with eight kills, three service aces and 15 digs, while Megan Ortiz-Mengedoht produced four kills and three total blocks.

Four Hawks finished with double-digit kills, highlighted by a team-best 14 from CUNYAC First-Team All-Star, Mariam Outtara. Classmate and all-conference performer Justine Smith finished with 41 assists and 14 digs in the loss. The seniors also earned a spot on the all-tournament squad.

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ALL-TIME CUNYAC CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Overall CUNYAC Score Runner-Up Head Coach

2021 Brooklyn 16-13 5-1 3-2 Hunter Matt Gotowicki

2019 Hunter 15-17 7-0 3-0 Brooklyn Alyssa Broccoli

2018 Hunter 24-8 8-0 3-0 John Jay Alyssa Broccoli

2017 Hunter 27-5 8-0 3-0 John Jay Alyssa Broccoli

2016 Hunter 19-15 8-0 3-0 Baruch Alyssa Broccoli

2015 Hunter 23-14 7-1 3-0 Baruch Val Lang

2014 Hunter 20-13 8-0 3-2 Baruch Val Lang

2013 Baruch 19-17 8-0 3-2 Hunter Christina Pierre

2012 Baruch 24-11 8-0 3-2 Hunter Allison Stack

2011 Baruch 24-11 7-1 3-1 Hunter Allison Stack

2010 Hunter 17-18 9-0 3-1 Baruch Ray Bello

2009 CCNY 24-13 8-1 3-0 Baruch Krishna Dass

2008 Hunter 27-5 8-1 3-1 CCNY Ray Bello

2007 Hunter 23-12 9-0 3-1 CCNY Ray Bello

2006 Hunter 29-7 9-0 3-0 CCNY Val Lang

2005 Baruch 17-18 9-0 3-0 Hunter Krishna Dass

2004 CCNY 24-5 9-0 3-0 Baruch Robert Pichardo

2003 CCNY 24-5 9-0 3-1 Lehman Robert Pichardo

2002 Hunter 22-22 9-0 3-2 Lehman Lauren Caiaccia

2001 Hunter 25-13 9-0 3-0 CCNY Lauren Caiaccia

2000 Hunter 31-11 9-0 3-0 Lehman Lauren Caiaccia

1999 Hunter 21-17 9-0 3-0 Baruch Lauren Caiaccia

1998 Hunter 15-20 8-0 3-1 Baruch Jeff Lipton

1997 Hunter 26-12 8-0 3-0 Baruch Jeff Lipton

1996 Hunter 17-18 8-0 3-0 Lehman Jeff Lipton

1995 Baruch 25-6 7-0 3-0 Hunter Ivy Ching-Yuen

1994 Baruch 21-7 6-1 3-0 CCNY Ivy Ching-Yuen

1993 Hunter 39-8 7-0 3-0 Baruch Bill Anderson

1992 Hunter 31-16 7-0 3-0 Baruch Terry Wansart

1991 Hunter 40-10 7-0 2-0 Baruch Terry Wansart

1990 Hunter 39-9 7-0 2-0 CCNY Terry Wansart

1989 Hunter 38-8 7-0 2-0 CCNY Terry Wansart

1988 Hunter 31-16 7-0 2-0 Baruch Terry Wansart

1987 Hunter 32-14 N/A 2-0 Baruch Terry Wansart

1986 Hunter 42-7 N/A 2-0 Baruch Terry Wansart

1985 Hunter 38-7 N/A N/A CCNY Terry Wansart

1984 CCNY N/A N/A N/A Hunter Omar Vargas

1983 Baruch N/A N/A N/A CCNY Renne Bijord

1982 Brooklyn N/A N/A N/A Queens Russ Robinson

2022 STANDINGS

School CUNYAC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Hunter $ 7-0

18-10 .643 W1 Brooklyn 6-1 .857 17-12 .586 W4 John Jay 5-2 .714 14-14 .500 L1 Baruch 4-3 .714 15-15 .500 L1 CCNY 3-4 .429 10-10 .500 L5 Lehman 2-5 .286 6-14 .300 L1 Medgar 1-6 .143 2-17 .105 W1 York

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2022 CUNYAC ALL-STARS

Player of the Year School Class Position

Mariam Ouattara Hunter Sr. MB

Rookie of the Year School Class Position

Bethany Tomaneng Hunter Fr. S

Libero of the Year School Class Position

Nadia Lau Hunter Sr. L

Coach of the Year School

Andrew Woolward Hunter

All-Star First Team School Class Position

Tionna Moss Hunter Jr. OH

Julia Perkowski Baruch So. MH

Tessa Winkleman Brooklyn So. OH

Sarah Chung Baruch So. OH

Faith Harer John Jay So. OH

Bianka Catral CCNY So. OH

All-Star Second Team School Class Position

Pearl Mensah Hunter Sr. MH

Aleah Rafat Brooklyn So. OH

Ashley Fung Brooklyn Jr. OH

Aubrey Jones CCNY Fr. S

Meghan Smith John Jay So. S

Rylea Sandel John Jay So. OH

Sportsmanship Award School Class Position

Cristal Joseph Medgar Evers Sr. OH

Sportsmanship Team School Class Position

Amina Muminovic Baruch Sr. S Emma Steele Brooklyn Fr. OH

Serena Warner CCNY So. MH Ariana Silva Hunter Sr. DS

Johnelle Pierre John Jay So. MH Andrea Alarcon Lehman Sr. OH Nadaysia Nivar York Jr. MH

WINNERS

Rookies

Bethany Tomaneng Fr. S Hunter

Aubrey Jones Fr.

Amra Mulic Fr. S Brooklyn

Harer

Muminovic

Mattison

Harer

Winkleman

Aubrey Jones Fr. S CCNY

Amra Mulic Fr. S Brooklyn

Bethany Tomaneng Fr. S Hunter

Bethany Tomaneng Fr. S Hunter

Tomaneng Fr.

Hunter

MARIAM OUATTARA

ALEAH RAFAT