Carbone First To 1,000 Digs But Women's Volleyball Tripped Up at Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Anna Carbone (Ozone Park, N.Y./Mary Louis) compiled a 13-dig, 11-assist double-double and became the first Lady Bear to amass 1,000-career digs as the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set decision to the College of Staten Island on Thursday night.

The Basics

• Final Score:  Staten Island 3, St. Joseph's 0
• Set Scores: 25-22, 25-11, 25-19
• Records: Staten Island (7-11), St. Joseph's (5-8)
• Location: Staten Island, N.Y.
• Arena: CSI Sports and Recreation Center

How It Happened

• In a highly contested opening set, the teams traded the lead early before the Dolphins took the lead for good at 10-9, but the Lady Bears never let them pull ahead by more than four. A Crystal Moran ace capped a 3-0 run to pull within one, 20-19, but the SJC fell short of drawing even and fell 25-22.
• Carbone brought up seven of her team-high 13 digs in the opening frame to reach the milestone, needing just three to hit the mark.
• The Dolphins hit a blistering .407 (14-3-27) in the second stanza to run away with the frame and SJC combined for just five kills in the set.
• Lauren GaNun put down eight kills and one block in set three, but a 4-0 Dolphin run at the 15-14 mark created the separation for the rest of the frame and ended the match in straight sets.

For the Lady Bears

• GaNun pounded a match-high 15 kills and had a solo block.
• Carbone added six kills to the attack and recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
• Nina DiCioccio had five digs with 12 digs.
• Samantha Cacace chipped in four kills with 11 digs and five assists.

For the Dolphins

• Selma Kolenovic slammed 11 kills, hitting .450 for the match.
• Rosemarie Gonzalez landed eight kills at a .429 clip.
• Victoria Wong anchored the defense with 22 digs.
• Brittany Minondo dished out 25 assists and directed the Dolphin offense to .283 hitting

The Bear Facts

• Carbone reaches the 1,000-dig milestone in 76 games. She is currently the all-time leader by 168 digs with nine games still remaining in the regular season.
• GaNun has reached double-digit kills in the last 11 games and in 12-of-13 games this season.
• Despite dropping the season series, SJC leads 9-5 in all-time meetings dating back to 2004.

Next up for St. Joseph's

The Lady Bears will host the College of Mount Saint Vincent and Farmingdale State in a Skyline Conference tri-match on Saturday, October 17 starting at 11 a.m. at The Hill Center as SJC will make a push for one of the six spots in the Skyline Conference tournament. Live stats and video will be available at SJCBears.com