MEN'S VOLLEYBALL SWEEP THOROBREDS

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

March 15, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/15/24)  The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team swept the Thorobreds of Kentucky State University, 3-0, this evening in non-conference action played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

With the win the Chargers improve to 10-8 overall, while the Thorobred fall to 5-13 on the season.

Dominican won in consecutive sets by scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-23.  In the match, DUNY recorded 35 kills, five service aces and 27 digs.

Freshman Phinehas Wiley (Cedarburg, Wis.) led all attackers with 12 kills and a .526 attack percentage, while also adding six digs.

Ayden Shaw (Centennial, Colo.) added 10 kills and a .400 attack percentage, while libero Dennis Ancheta (Aurora, Colo.) had a team leading seven digs.

Setter Luke Koster (Genevia, Ill.) had a match best 31 assists in the victory.

The Chargers return to action next Friday evening when they travel to Wentworth Institute of Technology.

 

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.