VOLLEYBALL DROPS NON-CONFERENCE MATCH TO MERCY COLLEGE

September 10, 2019

VOLLEYBALL DROPS NON-CONFERENCE MATCH TO MERCY COLLEGE

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (9/10/19) The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell to the Mavericks of Mercy College three sets to none.

Dominican University New York 0-3

Mercy University 3-2

Final

Dominican University New York 0-3

Mercy University 3-2

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (9/10/19) The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell to the Mavericks of Mercy College three sets to none.

The Mavericks swept DC in the non-conference match to improve their overall record on the early season to 3-2. DC falls to 0-3 to start the season.

DC held a lead in the opening match over the Mavericks but lost the lead late on a 13-2 run by the Mavericks who stole the first match. The second match was back and forth between both teams before the Mavericks ended the match on a 15-2 run. The Mavericks sealed the victory with a 25-13 win in the third and final match.

Senior Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) led the way for DC with ten points, nine kills, and eight digs. Senior Gabrielle Napoleon (Springfield, Pa.) added six points with two kills while Senior Malia Robinson (Jersey City, N.J.) finished with 4.5 points and Senior Mykalee Chambers (Bronx, N.Y.) added 3.5 points. Freshman Alicia Dennis (Kemp, Texas) scored eight points and added four kills and four digs. Senior Sara Hayward (Sloatsburg, N.Y.) led the team in assists with eleven.

For the Mavericks, Imani DeBose led the way with 12.5 points, twelve kills, and also added three digs. Natalia Garcia scored 8.5 points, recorded nine digs, and finished with a team-high 17 assists. Selma Vulic added seven points, six kills, and finished with a team-leading eleven digs.

DC will look to bounce back and earn their first win of the season when they travel to the College of St Rose on Friday, September 13th at 6:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

K: Deanna Knopf - 9

B: 2 Players (#2, #3) - 3

D: Deanna Knopf - 8

SA: Alicia Dennis - 4

Mercy University

K: Imani DeBose - 12

B: 4 Players (#2, #7, #15, #42) - 1

D: Selma Vulic - 11

SA: Jessica Berka - 2

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Mercy University

Hitting %

-.022

.303

Blocks

6.0

2.0

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.