#3 SEED CHARGERS UPEND #2 SEED REDHAWKS IN ECC SEMIFINALS

April 20, 2024

#3 SEED CHARGERS UPEND #2 SEED REDHAWKS IN ECC SEMIFINALS

Roberts Wesleyan University 8-15,3-3

Dominican University New York 11-12,3-3

Final

Roberts Wesleyan University 8-15,3-3

Dominican University New York 11-12,3-3

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.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Roberts Wesleyan University

K: Monrad, Griffin - 10

B: 2 Players (#12, #18) - 1

D: Grbic, Jonah - 8

SA: Krchniak, Kaidan - 2

Dominican University New York

K: Phinehas Wiley - 8

B: Gavin Tate - 7

D: Tyler Roukey - 8

SA: 2 Players (#8, #14) - 3

Team Stats

Roberts Wesleyan University

Dominican University New York

Hitting %

.093

.345

Blocks

1.0

9.0

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.