PURPLE KNIGHTS SNAP WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL WINNING STREAK

Photo By Tom Salus
Photo By Tom Salus

Team Stats

October 5, 2023

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/5/23)  The Dominican University New York women's volleyball team saw their four match winning streak end tonight as they suffered a 3-2 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) loss to the visiting Purple Knights from the University of Bridgeport.

With the win Bridgeport improves to 13-3 overall and 6-0 in conference play, while the Lady Chargers fall to 6-10 overall and 4-1 in the CACC.

Dominican won the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-23, but the Purple Knights rallied to take sets three and four (25-21, 25-20) to tie the match at 2-all.  UB won the deciding set 15-4 for the 3-2 match win.

Junior Kaitlyn Carr (Rogers, Ark.) paced Dominican with 21 kills (23.5 points) and nine digs.

Elizabeth Perez (Miami, Fal.) added 14 kills and 14 digs in the loss, while Kaeden Sanstead (Scottsdale, Ariz.) tied her career high with 49 assists and 13 digs.

Libero Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) tallied 10 digs and Abigail Thompson (Aledo, Texas) added 13 digs.

Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) recorded nine kills and four block assists with  (Minneapolis, Minn.) finishing with three block solos and seven kills.

The Chargers return to action tomorrow evening when they host D'Youville University in non-conference action on Coach Baxter Court.

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.