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VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON FINAL DAY OF YELLOW JACKET INVITATIONAL
September 11, 2011

VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON FINAL DAY OF YELLOW JACKET INVITATIONAL

Springfield, MA (9/11/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches held yesterday at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by American International College. Dominican defeated Holy Family University, 3-0, but fell in the night cap to Dowling College, 0-3. With the split, Dominican now stands at 3-5 overall.

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Springfield, MA (9/11/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches held yesterday at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by American International College.  Dominican defeated Holy Family University, 3-0, but fell in the night cap to Dowling College, 0-3.  With the split, Dominican now stands at 3-5 overall.

Match One: In their first match of the day, the Lady Chargers defeated the Tigers 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.

Junior Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) led Dominican with seven kills.  Freshman Kayla Dexter (Selah, WA) added six kills, while setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had a great match with six kills and 25 assists.  Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX), N'Jameh Philip (Monroe, NY) and Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led the way defensively with 12 and 10 digs respectively.

Match Two: Dowling defeated Dominican 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 to improve to 6-2 on the season.

Sophomore Randi Garrett (Rockledge, FL) led Dominican in the match with nine kills.  Philip added five kills and 10 digs, while Ranger added 20 assists in the loss.  Fuller led the team with 12 digs.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday night when they host Bloomfield College at 7pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Below are the members of the All-Tournament Team.

Maja Potpara - Dowling

Bethany Shepard - Dowling

Stephanie Proske - St. Mary's

Allie Murray - St. Mary's

Courtney Heard - Dominican

Caitlin Connelly - AIC

Chelsea Keegan - Holy Family

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.