WARRIORS RALLY TO DEFEAT MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

March 1, 2024

North Andover, Mass. (3/1/24)  The Merrimack College men's volleyball team rallied after dropping the first set to defeat the Dominican University New York Chargers, 3-1, this evening in a non-conference match played on Hammel Court.

Dominican won the opening set by the score of 25-23 before MC won the next three; 24-26, 19-25, 22-25 to bring home the 3-1 match victory.

With the win the Warriors improve to 5-7 overall, while the Chargers fall to 7-7 on the season.

The Chargers recorded 13 kills in their set win, while recording a .265 attack percentage.

Freshman outside hitter Phinehas Wiley (Cedarburg, Wis.) led the team with 14 kills and eight digs.

Ayden Shaw (Centennial, Colo.) recorded 13 kills and seven digs, while setter Luke Koster (Geneva, Ill.) tallied 30 assists.

Libero Tyler Roukey (Hudson, Ohio) had a team leading 12 digs.

Freshman Jacob Davidson (Bloomington, Ind.) added eight kills and seven digs in the loss.

The Chargers return to action tomorrow afternoon when they travel to American International College in an East Coast Conference (ECC) match.

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.