Orangeburg, NY (11/10/09)  The second-seeded Dominican College Lady Chargers volleyball team defeated the third seeded Eagles of Post University 3-1, (25-13, 25-22, 25-27, 25-22) in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Quarter-Final match this evening at the Hennessy Center.

The Lady Chargers jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first set as setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had four service points (2 aces) during the run.  DC extended the lead to 18-10 and never looked back en route to the 25-13 set win.

Tied at 20 a-piece in set 2, Dominican put together a 4-0 run to go up 24-20.  A 2-0 spurt by the Eagles cut the deficit to 24-22 but a big kill from junior Kerianne Dudley (Nanuet, NY) lifted the Lady Chargers to a 25-22 set win and 2-0 match lead.

The third set was a close knit battle as neither team led by more than three points.  Tied at 25-25. the Eagles took advantage of two DC errors for a 27-25 set win and cut the match lead to 2-1.

Dominican rebounded in the fourth set after the Eagles started with a 1-0 lead to go on an 10-4 run to gain a 10-5 lead. With DC leading, 15-10 the Eagles went on a 5-2 run to cut the lead to 17-15 and once again fought back to cut the lead to two at 24-22, but freshman Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) closed out the set and the match with a kill for the 25-22 victory.

Sophomore Elizabeth Knight (Queens Village, NY) led the Eagles with 12 kills, while Teresea Hodges (San Diego, CA) added 11 kills.  Setter Taylor Doyle (Mystic, CT) had a team leading 28 assists.

Fiorvanti led the Lady Chargers with 12 kills, while Dudley finished with nine kills.  Ranger and fellow freshmen Kristen Loney (Pine Bush, NY) and Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) all tallied eight kills in the victory, while Ranger added a match leading 40 assists.  Libero Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) had a match leading 17 defensive digs.

With the victory Dominican (22-9) advances to the CACC Semi-Finals which will be held this Friday night at Georgian Court University.