(New York, NY) - Sophomore Gabriela Faria (Yonkers, NY/Saunders HS) registered 16 kills and seven digs over two matches, and fellow sophomore Jurnee Reid (Sleepy Hollow, NY/Ossining HS) added nine kills and 19 digs, but the Westchester Community College Volleyball team dropped both contests of a Saturday tri-match, losing a five-set thriller, 3-2 to BMCC, and getting swept 3-0 by Fashion Institute of Technology, the nation's 10th ranked team. The matches were played at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

With the losses, the Vikings are now 2-5 overall and in NJCAA Region XV play. 

The opener marked the second time this week the Vikings played a five-set match after dropping the first two sets to Monroe-Bronx on Tuesday evening, before rallying for two straight set wins before falling during the deciding set. Saturday's match was even more of a thriller as the first four sets saw both teams get to 20 points, and the fifth set could not have been closer. Westchester won the opening set 28-26, before falling 24-26. The Vikings went ahead 2-1 with a 25-20 win in the third set before BMCC evened things 24-26 in the fourth set. The final set went back and forth before BMCC ended things with a 16-14 win. 

Faria was tremendous as she had 10 kills, four blocks, five digs, and two service aces. Reid enjoyed arguably the best match of her career, compiling a career-high seven kills and career-best 14 digs. Also for WCC, freshman Stefania Rinaldi (White Plains, NY/Valhalla HS) added a double-double with 15 digs and 11 aces, to go with five kills and eight assists. Freshman Cristina Stasolla (Dobbs Ferry, NY/Maria Regina) also had eight assists. 

The second half of the day saw FIT not only win their 13th straight match, but the Tigers have now started the 2019 season with 39 consecutive set wins after sweeping WCC 20-25, 17-25, and 10-25. During the loss, Faria had six kills, four digs, and three service aces, while Reid added two kills and five digs, and Rinaldi had two assists, six digs, and three service aces. 

Westchester Community College returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 22 when the Vikings square off with Bronx Community College. The match will begin at 12:00 p.m., and will take place at Rockland Community College.