CHARGERS EXTEND STREAK TO THREE WITH WIN OVER GATORS

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

February 21, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/21/24) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team downed the Gators of Russell Sage College in non-conference action on Coach Baxter Court. 

The Chargers improve to 5-6 overall after the win while the Gators fall to 4-7 overall. 

Dominican opened the match with a 25-15 victory in the opening set for the 1-0 lead. Dominican used a 9-2 run to extend their lead to 14-6 in the second set. The Gators closed the gap by using a 7-3 run but the Chargers secured the set second for a 2-0 advantage.

The Chargers got off to a fast start in the third set using a 15-6 run and didn't look back on their way to the 3-0 sweep. 

Phinehas Wiley (Cedarburg, Wis.) led the way for the Chargers with 10 kills, 12 points, and recorded two service aces. Luke Koster (Geneva, Ill.) recorded a team-high 22 assists and a team-high seven service aces. Koster also added three kills and finished with 10 points.

Jacob Davidson (Bloomington, Ind.) recorded six kills, 8.5 points, and four digs while Gavin Tate (Appleton, Wis.) added three kills and 4.5 points and Tommaso Falchi (Spoleto, Itlay) finished with 5.5 points scored. 

The Gators were led by Dylan Fox who finished with a team-high seven kills and 7.5 points. Jack McWilliam recorded a team-high 15 assists while Deshawn Fleary recorded a team-high eight digs. 

The Chargers return to action Friday night when they host St. Thomas Aquinas College for their East Coast Conference (ECC) opener at 7:00 PM. 

 

 

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.