CHARGERS UPENDED BY PURPLE KNIGHTS

Photo By Tom Salus
Photo By Tom Salus

Team Stats

November 8, 2023

Bridgeport, Conn. (11/8/23)  The Dominican University New York women's volleyball squad dropped a 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 30-28) decision to host the University of Bridgeport this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division match played at Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium.

Following the loss, the Chargers now stand at 10-19 overall 8-7 and in conference play.

The first set was tied at 9-9 when Dominican charged ahead by going on an 8-1 run to jump out to a 17-10 advantage.  Bridgeport countered by scoring the next eight straight points to pull ahead 18-17 and later tied at 23-all, sophomore Elizabeth Perez (Miami, Fla.) put Dominican at set point after recording a kill to make the score 24-23.  UB scored the next three points, two of them on kills for the set victory.

In the third set the Chargers trailed 24-21 when they scored four straight points, beginning with a kill from Aaliyah Ellis (League City, Texas) and ending with a kill from Perez to make the score 25-24.  From there the teams would trade points until the Purple Knights closed out the match on consecutive kills for the 30-28 set win and 3-0 match victory.

Junior outside hitter Kaitlyn Carr (Rogers, Ark.) led Dominican with 13 kills and eight digs on the evening.

Perez finished with 10 kills , a .304 attack percentage and 13 digs, while Ellis had five block assists and four kills.

Setter Kaeden Sanstead (Scottsdale, Ariz.) had 19 assists and Maura Asadourian (Schertz, Texas) tallied 10 assists.

Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) reocrded 11 digs in the loss.

Dominica will close out the regular season with a road contest at Chestnut Hill College this coming Saturday.

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.