CHARGERS FALL TWICE AT SOUTHERN CONN. STATE TRI-MATCH

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus

Team Stats

September 8, 2023

New Haven, Conn. (9/8/23) The Dominican University New York women's volleyball team dropped two non-conference matches to the Owls, 3-0 and to Saint Anselm College, 3-1, in a tri-match at Pelz Gymnasium.

Following the the contests, the Chargers are now 0-6 on the season.

Against SCSU (8-25, 18-25, 20-25), Kaitlyn Carr (Rogers, Ark.) and Elizabeth Perez (Miami, Fla.) led the team with five kills a-piece.

Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) added three kills, while Kaeden Sanstead (Scottsdale, Ariz.) tallied 12 assists.

Sophomore Perez led the team with eight defensive digs, with Carr, Sanstead and Abigail Thompson (Aledo, Texas) each adding five digs.

In the loss to the Hawks (16-25, 25-21, 9-25, 14-25), Dominican tallied 12 kills and a .250 attack percentage in the second set win.

Carr led the team with seven kills.  Junior Andreya Davis (Peekskill, N.Y) recorded six kills and a .286 attack percentage, while Savannah Tody (Minneapolis, Minn.) contributed five kills.

Freshman Delaney Ott (Fairbanks, Alaska) picked up a career high 13 digs with Maura Asadourian (Schertz, Texas) adding six assists and eight digs in the loss.  Ellis had two block solos and one block assist.

Dominican returns to action tomorrow morning when they take on Franklin Pierce University in a neutral site match, hosted by Post University as part of the Eagles Invitational Tournament.

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.