The Bishop Diego girls volleyball team took down rival Carpinteria with a 25-22, 25-19, 25-17 sweep Thursday  at Carpinteria.

“We showed up focused and ready to play,” said Bishop coach John Sener.

Lauren Holsted paced the Cardinals with a double-double of 16 kills and 16 digs, and three aces. Adrianna Kowblansky added 7 kills. Setter Kylie Koeper dished out 39 assists and Evie Coronado was a force at the net.

“This was a big win for these kids tonight,” Sener said

“Bishop’s defense was excellent; it was too much to handle for us,” said Carpinteria coach Dino Garcia.

Carina Porter notched 7 kills for the Warriors and Gabriela Rigonati added 5. 

Middle blocker Shaya Alexander ended the night with 5 blocks 3 kills.

With the victory, Bishop improved to 6-3 in the Frontier League and 9-9 overall.

Carpinteria fell to 8-5 and 8-2 in the Frontier League.

— Noozhawk sports reporter Christian Eckert can be reached at ceckert@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports and @noozhawk. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.

The Bishop Diego girls volleyball team defeated Carpinteria in three sets.

The Bishop Diego girls volleyball team defeated Carpinteria in three sets. (Photo courtesy of Dan Peeters)