DOMINICAN VOLLEYBALL TOPS POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/13/22) The Dominican University New York women's volleyball team topped the visiting Eagles of Post University, 3-2, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

DOMINICAN VOLLEYBALL TOPS POST UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

September 13, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/13/22) The Dominican University New York women's volleyball team topped the visiting Eagles of Post University, 3-2, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

After dropping the opening set, 25-17, the Chargers won the second and third sets by scores of 25-21 and 25-16.  The Eagles forced the decisive fifth set with a 25-16 fourth set win, but Dominican New York brought home the win with a 15-9 fifth set win and 3-2 match victory.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Carr (Rogers, Ark.) had a match leading 16 kills and completed the double-double with 13 defensive digs.

Savannah Tody (Minneapolis, Minn.) posted a career high 11 kills and a .346 attack percentage, while Elizabeth Perez (Miami, Fla.) recorded 11 kills and nine digs.

Setter Alessandra Pantoja (Lewisville, Texas) tallied a career high 44 assists and 10 defensive digs and Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) recorded 20 defensive digs in the win.

Lydimar Soto posted a team high 14 kills for the Eagles, while Maria Fernanda Branco tallied 32 assists and Alyssa Groves had a team best 18 digs.

Dominican used a 6-1 in set two to turn a 10-10 tie into a 16-11 advantage.  A kill from Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) and a Post serving error closed out a 25-21 set win.

The Chargers never trailed in the third set as Carr served for four straight points, including two service aces.

With the fifth set tied at 5-all, Dominican went on a 7-0 run with sophomore Lindley McCutcheon (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) serving for six points of the points and picking up two service aces to pull ahead, 12-5.  Tody recorded the game-winning kills for the 15-9 set win and 3-2 match victory.

Dominican returns to action on Thursday evening when they travel to CACC foe, the University of Bridgeport.

 

 

 

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.