WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FALL ON FINAL DAY OF SKYHAWK INVITATIONAL

Easton, Mass. (9/3/17) The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell to Stonehill College and Shepherd University this afternoon in the final day of the Skyhawk Invitational, hosted by Stonehill College. Stonehill defeated the Lady Chargers, 3-0 (15-25, 15-25, 11-25), while Shepherd also took home a 3-0 (7-25, 14-25, 14-25) victory.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FALL ON FINAL DAY OF SKYHAWK INVITATIONAL

Team Stats

September 3, 2017

Easton, Mass. (9/3/17) The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell to Stonehill College and Shepherd University this afternoon in the final day of the Skyhawk Invitational, hosted by Stonehill College. Stonehill defeated the Lady Chargers, 3-0 (15-25, 15-25, 11-25), while Shepherd also took home a 3-0 (7-25, 14-25, 14-25) victory.

Match One: Sophomore Gabrielle Napoleon (Springfield, Pa.) led the Lady Chargers with four kills.  Natalia Perez (Prosper, Texas) tied her career high with four service aces and added five digs.

Malia Robinson (Jersey City, N.J.) contributed three kills, while Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) had a team best 10 digs.

Rookie Essence Boyd (Peekskill, N.Y.) had nine assists and seven digs in the loss.

Match Two:  In the loss to Shepherd University, Napoleon and Knopf each had four kills to lead the team.

Boyd finished with 10 assists and four block assists, while Perez and Giovanna Del Sordo (Springfield, N.J.) both had eight digs.

Following the losses, the Lady Chargers are now 0-4 on the season.

Dominican will continue on their season opening road trip as they travel to Molloy College this coming Wednesday.

 

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.