LADY CHARGERS DEFEAT FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

Easton, Mass. (9/9/16) The Dominican College women's volleyball team won the opening match of the 2016 Skyhawks Invitational Tournament this afternoon by defeating, Felician University, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21) in a match played in Merkert Gymnasium on the campus of Stonehill College.

LADY CHARGERS DEFEAT FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

September 9, 2016

Easton, Mass. (9/9/16)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team won the opening match of the 2016 Skyhawks Invitational Tournament this afternoon by defeating, Felician University, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21) in a match played in Merkert Gymnasium on the campus of Stonehill College.

Dominican held a 9-7 lead in the first set when the team went on an 8-2 run, capped off by a service ace from Cortney Yeoman (Glenn Dale, Md.) to give them the 17-9 advantage.  Natalia Perez (Prosper, Texas) solidified the 25-17 win with a set point service ace.

The Golden Falcons recovered in the second set and used an 8-0 run to pull away with the 25-20 win.

The third set saw DC with the slim 16-14 edge when the offense erupted with a 9-3 run for the 25-17 set win and 2-1 match lead.

Felician led 13-8 in set four when the Lady Chargers went on a 4-0 run, once again ended with a service ace from Perez to knot the set at 14-all.  With the decisive set tied at 20-20, a kill from freshman Gabrielle Napoleon (Springfield, Pa.) began a 3-0 DC spurt to give them the lead, 23-20.  Ahead, 23-21, sophomore Alexa Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.) recorded a kill and proceeded to end the match with a service ace to give Dominican the 25-21 win and 3-1 match victory.

Yeoman led Dominican with 12 kills, while Williams added a season high 11 kills and nine defensive digs.

Outside hitter Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) recorded eight kills and a career high 19 digs.

Senior setter Kera Dexter* (Selah, Wash.) had a career high 30 assists and completed the double-double with 17 digs.

With the win, Dominican improves to 1-5 on the season.

Dominican will take on St. Michael's College and Stonehill College tomorrow. 

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.