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HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY TOPS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
October 1, 2011

HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY TOPS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, NY (10/1/11) The visiting Tigers of Holy Family University topped the Dominican College women's volleyball team, 3-1, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the win, Holy Family University improves to 11-9 overall and 8-0 in the conference, while Dominican falls to 8-9 overall and 5-2 in the CACC.

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Orangeburg, NY (10/1/11)  The visiting Tigers of Holy Family University topped the Dominican College women's volleyball team, 3-1, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the win, Holy Family University improves to 11-9 overall and 8-0 in the conference, while Dominican falls to 8-9 overall and 5-2 in the CACC.

DC pulled out the first set 25-23, as Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) recorded a kills to break a 22-22 tie.  Back-to-back kills by Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) and Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) put the Lady Chargers at set point (24-22), but an attack error brought the Tigers within a point at 24-23.  Ranger got the set winning kill to give DC a 1-0 lead.

The Tigers roared back in set two with a 25-17 victory and managed a 26-24 set three win to take a 2-0 match lead.  Holy Family University never trailed in set four en route to the 25-17 win and 3-1 match victory.

Fiorvanti led one of three Lady Chargers in double-digits in kills with 15 on the day.  Freshman Kayla Dexter (Selah, WA) talled 11 kills, while Heard had 10 kills.  Ranger finished with a match leading 44 assists, while libero Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) tallied 27 defensive digs in the loss.

Domincian returns to action tomorrow morning when they take on Le Moyne College in a non-conference match slated to begin at 11am on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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.