DEVILS DEFEAT WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/13/17) The Dominican College women's volleyball team dropped their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opening match to the visiting Devils from the University of the Sciences, 3-0, this evening in a match played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

DEVILS DEFEAT WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Team Stats

September 13, 2017

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/13/17) The Dominican College women's volleyball team dropped their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opening match to the visiting Devils from the University of the Sciences, 3-0, this evening in a match played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

USciences took the match in consecutive sets by scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 to improve to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in CACC play.

Sophomores Malia Robinson (Jersey City, N.J.) and Gabrielle Napoleon (Springfield, Pa.) led the Lady Charger offense with sixth kills a-piece in the loss.  Both players recorded one solo block each, while Napoleon added three block assists and seven digs.

Outside hitter Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) added five kills and seven digs.

Setter Essence Boyd (Peekskill, N.Y.) tied her career high with 19 assists and had eight digs, while Giovanna Del Sordo (Springfield, N.J.) also tallied eight digs.

With the loss, the Lady Chargers fall to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

Dominican will host non-conference opponent, The College of Saint Rose, tomorrow evening at 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.