WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TOPS ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

Worcester, Mass. (9/9/14) The Dominican College women's volleyball team opened the 2014 season with a 3-1 victory over non-conference opponent, Assumption College, this evening in a match played at Laska Gymnasium.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TOPS ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

Team Stats

September 9, 2014

Worcester, Mass. (9/9/14)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team opened the 2014 season with a 3-1 victory over non-conference opponent, Assumption College, this evening in a match played at Laska Gymnasium.

Dominican won the first two sets by scores of 25-17 and 25-14, while Assumption took set three, 25-21.  The Lady Chargers won the fourth set, 25-16 for the 3-1 match victory.

With the win, DC improves to 1-0 on the season.

Set one was tied at 4-4 when the Lady Chargers went on a 7-0 tear to pull ahead 11-4 and would never trail as they went on to the 25-17 win.

The second set saw the scored tied at 8-all when DC charged ahead to close out the set, outscoring their opponents, 17-6, for the 25-14 win and 2-0 match lead.

The Lady Chargers opened the third set with a 3-1 advantage, but were unable to hold on and the Greyhounds came away with the 25-21 win.

DC jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the fourth set and closed out the match with a kill from Kera Dexter (Selah, Wash.) for the 25-16 win and 3-1 match victory.

Sophomore outside hitter McKenzie John (Lafayette, La.) had a career high 27 kills and sported a .317 attack percentage in the victory.

Amanda Hallstein* (Holtsville, N.Y.) recorded 28 assists, while Dexter finished with 20 assists.

Angela Kim (Marlton, N.J.) had a team leading 17 defensive digs.

Dominican returns to action on Thursday evening as they travel to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division opponent, Concordia College.

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.