VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN TRI-MATCH AT NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Old Westbury, N.Y. (11/5/16) The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell in a non-conference tri-match hosted by regionally ranked New York Institute of Technology this afternoon. DC was tripped up by Mercy College, 3-2 (25-13, 18-25, 24-26, 25-16, 9-15), and fell to NYIT, the top team in the East Region, 3-0 (9-25, 15-25, 13-25).

VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN TRI-MATCH AT NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Team Stats

November 5, 2016

Old Westbury, N.Y. (11/5/16)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell in a non-conference tri-match hosted by regionally ranked New York Institute of Technology this afternoon.  DC was tripped up by Mercy College, 3-2 (25-13, 18-25, 24-26, 25-16, 9-15), and fell to NYIT, the top team in the East Region, 3-0 (9-25, 15-25, 13-25).

Match One:  Dominican had their best team attack percentage in the first set as they used a .407 percentage to take home a 25-13 win.  DC led 12-9 when the team went on a 5-0 run led by four service points by senior Cortney Yeoman (Glenn Dale, Md.) to increase the lead to 17-9.

The Mavericks rebounded to take sets two and three, but the Lady Chargers forced a fifth set when they went on a 7-2 tear to take the fourth set, 25-16, and tie the match at 2-2.

Freshman outside hitter Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) had a career high 21 kills in the loss and added 18 digs.

Yeoman finished with 15 kills and two service aces, while Kera Dexter (Selah, Wash.) recorded a career high 45 assists.

Angela Kim (Marlton, N.J.) had 24 assists, while Alexa Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.) had 23 digs and eight kills.

Match Two:  Williams led all Lady Charger attackers with six kills in the three set loss to the regionally ranked Bears.

Dexter finished with 14 assists, while Kim had a team high 12 digs.

Dominican (4-24) will host Felician University this coming Tuesday night as the team will celebrate Senior Night 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.