WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/24/16) The Dominican College women's volleyball squad downed the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College, 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-20), this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Team Stats

September 24, 2016

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/24/16)  The Dominican College women's volleyball squad downed the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College, 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-20), this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

A kill from senior Cortney Yeoman (Glenn Dale, Md.) gave the Lady Chargers a 7-3 lead in the opening set, but a 4-1 Lightning run brought them within a point (7-8).  Sophomore Alexa Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.) served five straight service points to extend the lead to 14-7 and they would extend the lead to as many as nine points (23-14).  A GBC attack error gave Dominican the 25-17 win.

DC posted 11 kills in the first set and compiled a .346 attack percentage for the set.

Dominican began the second frame with a 7-3 advantage, but GBC would come back to later knot the set at 12-12.  From their neither team led by more than two points and a kill from rookie Gabrielle Napoleon (Springfield, Pa.) re-tied the game at 26-all.  Senior Kera Dexter* (Selah, Wash.) recorded a kill to put the team at set point and libero Angela Kim (Marlton, N.J.) secured the 28-26 win with a service ace.

In the decisive third set, the Lady Chargers trailed 5-2 when the team wen ton a 10-4 run to claim a 12-9 advantage.  Consecutive service aces from Napoleon made the score 21-17 and DC closed out the back with back-to-back kills from Dexter and Yeoman for the 3-0 match win.

The Lady Chargers closed out the match posting 16 kills in the third set and recording a .375 attack percentage.

Freshman Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) led the Lady Chargers with nine kills, while Yeoman recorded eight kills.

Williams finished with a career high 17 digs and seven kills, while Napoleon also had seven kills and three aces.

Kim contributed 12 digs, while Dexter finished with a team best 29 assists and six kills.

DC improves to 3-9 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

Dominican returns to CACC North Division action on Tuesday night as they travel to Felician University.

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.