CHARGERS SWEEP FELICIAN UNIVERSITY FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

September 23, 2023

CHARGERS SWEEP FELICIAN UNIVERSITY FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

Dominican University New York 5-9, 3-0

Felician University 3-9, 1-2

Final

Dominican University New York 5-9, 3-0

Felician University 3-9, 1-2

Rutherford, N.J. (9/23/23) The Dominican University New York women's volleyball team earned their third straight victory this afternoon after completing a sweep over CACC opponent Felician University.

The Chargers improve to 5-9 overall and 3-0 in the CACC while the Golden Falcons fall to 3-9 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

Kaitlyn Carr (Rogers, Ark.) and Elizabeth Perez (Miami, Fla.) combined for 21 kills and 30.5 points to lead the Chargers over the Golden Falcons.

Dominican opened the match with a 25-22 victory despite a late 6-0 run for Felician. Dominican rolled in the second set 25-10 as they used a 19-4 run to take a 2-0 match lead.

The Chargers completed the sweep with a 25-21 win in the third set. Felician started off the third set strong with a 10-3 run. The Chargers answered by outscoring the Golden Falcons 13-5 to fight back and take the lead.

Dominican finished off the win after scoring seven of the last ten points to complete the sweep.

Carr also led the team in digs while Perez finished with a team-high five service aces and recorded six digs. Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) and Kaeden Sanstead (Scottsdale, Ariz.) each recorded 10 digs for the Chargers and Sanstead also added a team-high 25 assists.

Savannah Tody (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) each added six kills. Tody also added 10 points and a team-high four block assists while Ellis scored 7.5 points and recorded three block assists.

Dominican returns to action next Wednesday, September 27th when they visit the Bears of Bloomfield College for an 8:00 PM CACC contest.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

K: Elizabeth Perez - 11

B: Savannah Tody - 5

D: Kaitlyn Carr - 11

SA: Elizabeth Perez - 5

Felician University

K: 2 Players (#02, #10) - 6

B: Jelena Vucic - 4

D: 2 Players (#05, #10) - 14

SA: 3 Players (#01, #10, #13) - 1

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Felician University

Hitting %

.190

.042

Blocks

10.0

6.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

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.