GaNun Slams 27 Kills as Women's Volleyball Pushes Maritime to the Limit

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Senior Lauren GaNun (Breezy Point, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) pounded a match- and season-high 27 kills and Anna Carbone (South Ozone Park, N.Y./Mary Louis) posted her fifth double-double of the season and set a career high in kills, but the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team was outlasted by Maritime College in a five-set Skyline Conference battle on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: Maritime (N.Y.) 3, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) 2
• Set Scores: 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 16-25, 15-12
• Records: Maritime (9-7, 3-2 Skyline), St. Joseph's (3-6, 0-2 Skyline)
• Location: Bronxville, N.Y.
• Arena: Campbell Athletic Center

How it Happened

• Both squads exchanged sets over the first four frames with Maritime taking the first and third and St. Joseph's responding with victories in the second and fourth sets.
• The Lady Bears offense got off to a slow start in the opening set before finding their rhythm in set two, combining to hit .409 over the next three frames, with 31 kills against just four attack errors.
• With St. Joseph's trailing 2-1 in sets and falling behind 6-0 early in set four, GaNun slammed 10 kills on 14 swings with no errors in the frame to erase the deficit, and SJC closed out the set with a 10-2 burst that forced a fifth set.
• In the deciding set, Maritime raced out to a 9-2 lead and led by as many as nine, 13-4, before the Lady Bears stormed back to run off eight straight points, three off Anna Carbone service aces, to pull within one, 13-12. But the Privateers would hold off the Lady Bears comeback bid winning the next two points to claim the win.

For the Lady Bears

• Lauren GaNun registered her fourth double-double of the season with 27 kills and 12 digs.
• Anna Carbone landed a career-high seven kills and dished out 20 assists with a match-high 22 digs.
• The team had their most efficient hitting match of the season hitting .234 combining for 41 kills and matching a season-best 12 aces.

For the Privateers

• Shannon Brady had slammed 17 kills and brought up 15 digs leading a balanced attack that saw four players finish with double-digit kills and three players record double-doubles.
• Meridith Hayes had 14 kills and two solo blocks
• Erika Bailey dished out 45 assists and brought up 10 digs.

The Bear Facts

• GaNun's 27 kills ties her career second-best and is the most since pounding 40 vs. Culinary last season.
• GaNun needs 24 kills to become the second Lady Bear to reach 1000 career kills.
• It was the first meeting between the two schools.

Next Up for St. Joseph's

The Lady Bears will open three straight home games at The Hill Center this week on Tuesday, October 6th hosting former HVIAC rival The King's College. First serve is slated for 7:30 p.m.