GRIFFINS OUTLAST CHARGERS IN FIVE SETS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/1/22) The Dominican University New York women’s volleyball fell to the Griffins of Chestnut Hill College 3-2 in conference action this afternoon at the Hennessy Center.

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

October 1, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/1/22) The Dominican University New York women's volleyball fell to the Griffins of Chestnut Hill College 3-2 in conference action this afternoon at the Hennessy Center. 

The Chargers fall to 7-8 (5-3 CACC) and the Griffins improve to 9-9 (5-2 CACC). 

Both teams played a back and forth match that took all five sets. The Chargers opened the match with a 25-20 win in the opening set. The Griffins tied the match at 1-1 by using an 8-2 run to finish the second set victory 25-19. 

The Chargers answered back to take a 2-1 advantage over CHC after a 25-21 win in the third set. Dominican jumped out to an 8-2 lead but the Griffins fought back to tie the set and take the lead. The Chargers came back to regain the lead and finished off the win for the 2-1 match lead.

The Griffins won back to back sets to complete the comeback effort by taking the fourth set 25-20 and then solidified the win with a victory in the fifth set 15-6. 

Elizabeth Perez (Miami, Fla.) led the way for the Chargers with 18.5 points, 16 kills, and 15 digs. Setter Alessandra Pantoja (Lewisville, Texas) recorded a team-high 38 assists and added 11 digs. Emmalyn LaPier (Endicott, N.Y.) added 11 kills and 12.5 points. 

Savannah Tody (Minneapolis, Minn.) finished with eight kills and nine points. Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) scored 10 points on six kills and a team-leading eight block assists. Andreya Davis (Peekskill, N.Y.) added eight kills and two block assists for 10 points. Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) finished with a team-high 16 digs. 

The Griffins were led by Mikayla Grimes who added 20 kills, 13 digs, and 23.5 points. Henielys Ramos added 17 kills and 19 points. Erika Dubosky finished with 10 kills and 13 digs. Torrin Kelley recorded a team-high 20 digs. Mia Caporiellie added a team-high 48 assists. 

Dominican will return to action on Wednesday, October 5th when they host Alliance University at 7:00 PM.

 

 

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.