LIONS TURN BACK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/8/16) The Georgian Court University Lions swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) volleyball match from host, Dominican College, 3-0 (15-25, 16-25, 26-28) this afternoon in a match played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

LIONS TURN BACK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Team Stats

October 8, 2016

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/8/16)  The Georgian Court University Lions swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) volleyball match from host, Dominican College, 3-0 (15-25, 16-25, 26-28) this afternoon in a match played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

GCU took the opening two sets, but the Lady Chargers began the third set with an 8-3 lead.  Later ahead 17-14, the Lions rallied with five straight points to earn an 18-17 advantage.  Both teams would trade points until the score was 26-all when consecutive errors would secure the 28-26 Lion win and 3-0 match victory.

Sophomore Alexa Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.) led the Lady Chargers with 10 kills and almost completed the double-double with nine digs.

Cortney Yeoman (Glenn Dale, Md.) added nine kills and a .304 attack percentage, while Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) had a team high 10 digs.

Setter Kera Dexter* (Selah, Wash.) had a team leading 24 assists in the loss.

With the loss, Dominican falls to 4-13 overall and 3-5 in CACC play.

DC will host Nyack College in a CACC North Division clash this coming Tuesday night.  Match time is slated for 7pm on Coach Baxter Court.

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.