Crowds of fans filled the stands as the Dolphins volleyball team defeated the York College Cardinals while raising money in their Second Annual Serving for a Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Game. CSI beat York, 3-1, and extended their CUNYAC record to 5-3 and 11-13 overall. The Cardinals dropped to a 2-6 CUNYAC record and 5-16 overall.
The Dolphins took the first set by a close score of 25-21 before the Cardinals tied it up in game two with a 25-18 win. CSI rebelled back in game three with a score of 25-21 then took the final set, 25-19.
Leading CSI was Joanna Tepedino with a game-high 13 kills and seven digs. CUNYAC's Player of the Week, Alba Basha had a total of 17 assists and 15 digs. First year player, Karina Zenkova tallied 12 digs and seven kills.
York's Shanine Bogan had a team-high seven kills while Irma Ruilova and Charlina Gallegos split the digs with 15 and 14, respectively.
The Dolphins summed up 18 service aces and 34 kills, York had 10 service aces and 21 kills.
Through 50/50 raffles, gift certificate raffles, the selling of baked goods made by Dolphins volleyball team the second annual event helped raise over $600 that will go to the Staten Island Breast Cancer Research Initiative.
The College of Staten Island will host Ramapo College on Friday, October 23rd in a 7:00 pm contest.
