#3N LADY CHARGERS FALL TO #1N POST UNIVERSITY IN CACC SEMIFINALS

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
November 23, 2024

Lakewood, N.J. (11/23/24) The #3 seed in the CACC north division Dominican University New York Lady Chargers took on the #1 seed in the CACC north division Post University Eagles in the 2024 CACC Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinals hosted by Georgian Court University.

Both teams split the first two sets but the Eagles won two straight sets to secure the 3-1 victory and earn a trip to the CACC Finals against host school Georgian Court University.

Dominican finishes the 2024 season with an overall record of 12-13 and last Tuesday earned their first CACC Tournament win and trip to the CACC Semifinals for the first time since 2012.

Kaitlyn Carr recorded a shared team-high 12.5 points on 11 kills, one service ace, and one block assist. Elizabeth Perez also finished with 12.5 points scored on eight kills and a team-high four service aces. Perez also added 10 digs and one block assist. 

Lady Charger all-time program leader in block assists Aaliyah Ellis finished with three more block assists. Ellis also recorded eight killed and one solo block. 

Setter Kaeden Sanstead recorded 31 assists and picked up 10 digs. Linda Armao Peng recorded a team-high 23 digs. Savannah Tody finished with 6.5 points and five kills while Lindley McCutcheon added 4.5 points, four kills, and six digs. Abigail Thompson contributed six digs.

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.