WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RALLIES TO DEFEAT NYACK COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (9/15/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) rival, Nyack College, 3-2, this evening in a conference match played on Coach Baxter Court in a packed Hennessy Center. With the win, Dominican improves to 5-5 overall and 3-0 in the CACC, while Nyack falls to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RALLIES TO DEFEAT NYACK COLLEGE

Team Stats

September 15, 2011

Orangeburg, NY (9/15/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) rival, Nyack College, 3-2, this evening in a conference match played on Coach Baxter Court in a packed Hennessy Center.  With the win, Dominican improves to 5-5 overall and 3-0 in the CACC, while Nyack falls to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

The Lady Chargers dropped the first two sets by scores of 21-25 and 22-25 to be down 0-2 in the match.  In the third set, Dominican never trailed as they built up a 4-0 lead and cruised to a 25-19 set win. 

DC continued on the offensive as they opened the fourth set with a 9-3 run and led by as many as nine points en route to the 25-14 win and tied the match at 2-2 to force the fifth deciding set.

In the final set, Dominican opened up with a 7-2 lead but the Warriors fought back to tie the set at 8-8.  Both teams battled back and forth each facing numerous match points, but neither team could finish until freshman Kayla Dexter (Selah, WA) got the game-winning kill for the 17-15 win and 3-2 match victory.

Junior attacker Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led all attackers with 16 kills on the night.  Dexter finished with 11 kills, while setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) tallied a match leading 36 assists.  Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, TX) recorded 22 digs, while N'Jameh Philip (Monroe, NY) added 15 digs.

Dominican returns to action this weekend as they travel to a non-conference tri-match hosted by Adelphi University.  The Lady Chargers will take on Assumption College at 2pm on Saturday and will face the host at 4pm.

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.