VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS POST UNIVERSITY

Waterbury, CT (10/27/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team revenged a loss earlier in the season by defeating host, Post University, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the Drubner Center. With the victory, Dominican improves to 15-13 overall and 11-6 in the conference, while Post falls to 7-20 overall and 6-12 in the CACC.

VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS POST UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

October 27, 2011

Waterbury, CT (10/27/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team revenged a loss earlier in the season by defeating host, Post University, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the Drubner Center.  With the victory, Dominican improves to 15-13 overall and 11-6 in the conference, while Post falls to 7-20 overall and 6-12 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers took the first set 25-20 and took a 2-0 match lead with a 25-17 set two victory.  In the third set, the Eagles held a 21-18 lead when Dominican rallied for a 25-22 win and 3-0 match victory.

Junior Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) was one of two Lady Charges in double figues in kills with a team leading 11 kills for a match leading .647 attack percentage.  Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) added 10 kills (.357 attack percentage) and eight digs in the win.  Libero Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, TX) had a team leading nine defensive digs, while setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had a match leading 32 assists.

Dominican returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Goldey-Beacom College for a tri-match.  DC will take on GBC at 12pm in a CACC match and will face non-conference opponent, Mercy College at 2pm.

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.