CHARGERS SWEEP YELLOW JACKETS

CHARGERS SWEEP YELLOW JACKETS

Team Stats

April 5, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/5/24) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team earned a conference victory at home over American International College.

The Chargers improve to 11-11 overall and 3-2 in the ECC while AIC falls to 2-16 overall and 1-4 in conference play on the season. 

The Chargers opened the match with a 25-19 victory in the opening set. The Chargers outlasted AIC in the second set and scored six out of the last nine points to take a 2-0 advantage. 

DU jumped out to an early lead in the third set but AIC fought their way back to take the lead. Both teams went back and forth down the stretch but the Chargers used a 7-3 run to take the third set 25-21 and secured the sweep. 

Phinehas Wiley (Cedarburg, Wisc.) recorded a match-high 17 kills and scored 19 points. Wiley also added five digs, two block assists, and one solo block. Ayden Shaw (Centennial, Colo.) recorded 10 kills and 10.5 points.

Gavin Tate (Appleton, Wis.) and Jacob Davidson (Bloomington, Ind.) each recorded six kills. Tate also added three solo blocks and two block assists. Luke Koster (Geneva, Ill.) recorded a team-high 36 assists and four digs while Tyler Roukey (Hudson, Ohio) added a team-high six digs. 

The Chargers return to action next Saturday, April 13th when they host Roberts Wesleyan University for their regular season finale at 11:00 AM in the Hennessy Center.

 

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.