LADY CHARGERS END LOSING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER NYACK COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/14/14) The Dominican College women's volleyball team ended a three-match losing streak tonight as they took down Nyack College, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-20), in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division battle held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

LADY CHARGERS END LOSING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER NYACK COLLEGE

Team Stats

October 14, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/14/14)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team ended a three-match losing streak tonight as they took down Nyack College, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-20), in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division battle held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

With the victory, Dominican improves to 10-4 overall and 7-4 in conference play.

The Lady Chargers jumped out in the first frame, scoring the first seven out of nine points.  The Warriors fought back to cut the lead to 13-11, but a 7-2 DC run extended the lead to 20-13 en route to 25-15 victory.

Dominican started the second set by taking the early 7-3 advantage, but Nyack once again made a come back to later tie the set at 12-12.  The Lady Chargers went on an 8-2 tear to regain the 20-14 lead an used back-to-back kills from senior Kayla Dexter* (Selah, Wash.) to close out the 25-16 win and take the 2-0 match lead.

In the final set, the score was tied at 6-all when Dominican scored four out of the next five points to pull ahead 10-7.  With the Lady Chargers having the slim 22-20 advantage, a kill from McKenzie John (Lafayette, La.) and two Warrior errors lifted Dominican to the 25-20 win and 3-0 match victory.

John, who currently leads the nation in three different categories (attacks per set, kills per set and points per set), lead all attackers with 18 kills and added nine digs.

Dexter finished with 14 kills and three block assists.

Sister Kera Dexter (Selah, Wash.) had a team leading 21 assists and nine digs, while Amanda Hallstein* (Holtsville, N.Y.) contributed 16 assists and nine digs.

Keely Fink (Lagrangeville, N.Y.) produced a team high 11 defensive digs, while Ashley Kosowicz (Monroe, N.Y.) had nine digs and four kills.

The Lady Chargers will host Concordia College on Friday evening at 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.