#3 SEED CHARGERS UPEND #2 SEED REDHAWKS IN ECC SEMIFINALS
Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/20/24) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team earned a spot in the ECC Finals with a 3-0 triumph over the #2 seeded Roberts Wesleyan University in the semifinal round this afternoon.
The #3 seeded Chargers jumped out to a 1-0 match lead with a 25-11 victory in the opening set. Tied at 15-15 in the second set, the Chargers pulled away after scoring six of the next seven points. DU kept the lead and extended to a 2-0 advantage after a 25-20 victory in the second set.
The Chargers finished off the 3-0 sweep after using a 14-7 run on their way to a 25-17 victory in the third set.
Phinehas Wiley (Cedarbur, Wisc.) finished with eight kills, eight points, and four digs. Ayden Shaw (Centennial, Colo.) scored 9.5 points on six kills and five block assists.
Gavin Tate (Appleton, Wisc.) added a team-high six block assists and also added one solo block. Tate recorded five kills and finished with 12.5 points scored.
Setter Luke Koster (Geneva, Ill.) recorded a team-high 21 assists and also added three service aces and two kills. Tyler Roukey (Hudson, Ohio) recorded a team-high eight digs while Jacob Davidson (Bloomington, Ind.) finished with seven digs.
Next up for the Chargers is the ECC Men's Volleyball Championship Finals tomorrow at 1:00 PM against #1 seed St. Thomas Aquinas College on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.