LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL CRUISE TO VICTORY OVER FELICIAN COLLEGE

Rutherford, NJ (9/7/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating host, Felician College, 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-15) this evening in a match held at Job Gym. Following the loss, Felician falls to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL CRUISE TO VICTORY OVER FELICIAN COLLEGE

Team Stats

September 7, 2011

Rutherford, NJ (9/7/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating host, Felician College, 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-15) this evening in a match held at Job Gym.  Following the loss, Felician falls to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

Down 4-2 in set one, Dominican went on a 9-3 run to take an 11-7 advantage.  Up 11-9, DC outscored the Golden Falcons 9-4 over the next 13 points to take a commanding 20-13 lead and never looked back en route to the 25-17 set win.  Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) opened set two with the first six service points to give the Lady Chargers a 6-0 lead and they never looked back, limiting FC to nine points in the set to take a 2-0 match lead.

Ahead 8-6 in the third set, the Lady Chargers scored the next six of eight points to lead 14-8 and cruised to the 25-15 victory with sophomore Randi Garrett (Rockledge, FL) recording the game winning kill.

Junior Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) led all attackers on the night with 15 kills and had a .583 attack percentage.  Outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) tallied 11 kills.  Setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had a match leading 35 assists, while libero Fuller had a match leading 13 digs on the night.

As a team, the Lady Chargers had a season high .384 attack percentage.

Dominican returns to action tomorrow night as they travel to take on the College of Saint Rose in a non-conference match slated to begin at 7pm.

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.