Women's Volleyball Dominates Medgar Evers At The Hill Center

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Lauren GaNun (Breezy Point, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) reached double-digit kills for the 10th straight game making no errors leading the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's volleyball to a straight-set non-conference home victory over borough rivals Medgar Evers College on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: St. Joseph's 3, Medgar Evers 0
• Set Scores: 25-5, 25-9, 25-8
• Records: St. Joseph's (5-7), Medgar Evers (0-15)
• Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Arena: The Hill Center – Frank P. Carbone Court

How It Happened

• The Lady Bears were dominant in defeating the Cougars for the second time this season, hitting a season-best .353 as a team and racking up 23 kills.
• St. Joseph's held Medgar Evers to single digit scoring in each frame and controlled each stanza from the outset.
• The Lady Bears served up a season-best 15 aces in the contest.

For the Lady Bears

• GaNun was efficient, hitting a career-best .625, putting away a match-high 10 kills against no errors on 16 attempts. Her 10 kills outpaced the entire Cougar squad.
• Nina DiCioccio pounded six kills and hit .500 for the match, also adding six digs.
• Samantha Cacace added three kills and six digs and four assists.
• Anna Carbone dished out 14 assists and brought up a team-high seven digs.

For the Cougars

• Kalifa Roberts led the attack with five kills and six digs.
• AnnMarie Benberry chipped in a pair of kills

Notable

• Carbone pulled within three digs of becoming the first Lady Bear to ever reach the 1,000-dig mark.
• SJC improves to 14-3 in the all-time series and wins their seventh straight over their borough rivals.

Next up for St. Joseph's

The Lady Bears will head across the Verrazano Bridge to take on the College of Staten Island on Thursday, October 15 at 7 p.m. looking to avenge a four-set loss at home earlier this season.