COUGARS DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS

September 23, 2015

COUGARS DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS

Caldwell, N.J. (9/23/15) The Dominican College women's volleyball squad fell to host, Caldwell University, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest held at the George R. Newman Center. With the loss, the Lady Chargers now stand at 1-13 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

Dominican University New York

1-13, 1-2 CACC

Caldwell University

9-4, 2-1 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York 1-13, 1-2 CACC

Caldwell University 9-4, 2-1 CACC

Caldwell, N.J. (9/23/15) The Dominican College women's volleyball squad fell to host, Caldwell University, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest held at the George R. Newman Center. With the loss, the Lady Chargers now stand at 1-13 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

The Cougars led 24-20 in the opening set when freshman Kelly Murphy (Evergreen, Colo.) recorded a kill and then served the next three points for Dominican to knot the set at 24-24. A DC attack error and a Caldwell killing following a Dominican timeout gave them the 26-24 win.

Dominican led 22-17 in set two, but Caldwell used a kill, back-to-back attack errors and ended the run with a kill to tie the score at 22-22. A Cougar serving error gave the Lady Chargers a 23-22 advantage, but two kills and an attack error gave Caldwell the 25-23 win and 2-0 match lead.

Caldwell opened up a 6-0 lead in the final set and never looked back en route to the 25-10 win and 3-0 match victory.

Murphy led the Lady Chargers with nine kills and added eight defensive digs.

Cortney Yeoman (Glenn Dale, Md.) contributed six kills, while Kayla Rosario (Hicksville, N.Y.) had four kills in the loss.

Amanda Hallstein* (Holtsville, N.Y.) had a team high 21 assists, while Natalia Perez (Toledo, Ohio) had 14 digs.

The Lady Chargers retun home this coming Saturday as they host Holy Family University.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

K: Kelly Murphy - 9

B: 2 Players (#2, #24) - 2

D: Natalia Perez - 14

SA: 2 Players (#2, #21) - 1

Caldwell University

K: Katrina Janssen - 14

B: 3 Players (#9, #11, #13) - 2

D: Jessica Mitchell - 19

SA: 5 Players (#9, #14, #15, #2, #20) - 1

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Caldwell University

Hitting %

.021

.222

Blocks

3.0

4.0

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.