WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE
October 11, 2011

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

Philadelphia, PA (10/11/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team downed Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Chestnut Hill College, 3-0 in a match played this evening. With the win, Dominican improves to 12-10 overall and 8-3 in the CACC, while Chestnut Hill falls to 9-14 overall and 4-7 in conference play.

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Philadelphia, PA (10/11/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team downed Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Chestnut Hill College, 3-0 in a match played this evening.  With the win, Dominican improves to 12-10 overall and 8-3 in the CACC, while Chestnut Hill falls to 9-14 overall and 4-7 in conference play.

The Griffins took an early 2-0 in the first set, but DC answered back with an 11-4 run to gain an 11-6 advantage.  Dominican would lead by as many as eight points en route to the 25-20 win.

The Lady Chargers never trailed in set two and took an early 12-4 lead.  CHC came back to tie the set at 17-all, but Dominican regrouped to outscore Chestnut Hill 8-5 over the next 12 points for the 25-22 victory and take a 2-0 match lead.

Trailing 12-9 in set three, Dominican rallied with a 10 unanswered points to go ahead 19-12 and cruised to the 25-16 win and 3-0 match victory.

Junior Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led the Lady Chargers with 12 kills and had 11 defensive digs.  Libero Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) had a team leading 17 digs, while setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) added a match leading 32 assists and nine kills in the win.

Dominican returns to action Thursday evening when they host CACC foe, Concordia College at 7pm on Coach Baxter Court.

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.