CHARGERS TURNED AWAY BY TIGERS IN CACC QUARTERFINALS

Philadelphia, Pa. (11/16/21) The Dominican College women’s volleyball team traveled to Holy Family University for the first round of the 2021 CACC Women’s Volleyball Tournament.

CHARGERS TURNED AWAY BY TIGERS IN CACC QUARTERFINALS

Team Stats

November 16, 2021

Philadelphia, Pa. (11/16/21) The Dominican College women's volleyball team traveled to Holy Family University for the first round of the 2021 CACC Women's Volleyball Tournament. 

The Chargers fell short losing the match to the Tigers 3-0. 

The Tigers complete sweep over DC with a 25-14 win in the opening set, a 25-21 win in set two, and a 25-19 win in set three. 

Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) led the team in points with 10.5 and added five points. Kaitlyn Carr (Rogers, Ark.) scored eight points, recorded eight kills, and added four digs. Emmalyn LaPier (Endicott, N.Y.) finished with 7.5 points and six kills. LaPier also added seven digs. 

Lily Ainsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo.) added a team-high 21 assists. Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) led the team in digs with 15.

The first set was close between both teams. The Tigers used an 11-4 run to win the opening set. In the second set, the Tigers scored the first five points. The Tigers kept the lead throughout the second set, but the Chargers were able to cut the deficit to 19-17. The Tigers finished off the second set with a 25-21 win. 

In the third set, the Chargers jumped out in front and held a lead for most of the set. The Tigers completed a comeback victory in the final set using a 15-5 run to help secure the victory. 

Allyssa Hartney led the Tigers with 15.5 points and added 15 kills and eight digs. Tayana Bennett contributed 10.5 points and nine kills. Morgan Silks added 37 assists while Faith Zehnder finished with 17 digs.

Dominican concludes the season with an overall record of 8-19 and had a CACC record of 6-11.

 

 

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.