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WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY EDGES WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
October 15, 2011

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY EDGES WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

New Castle, DE (10/15/11) The Wilmington University Wildcats edged the visiting Dominican College women's volleyball team, 3-2, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match With the loss Dominican falls to 13-11 overall and 9-4 in conference play, while Wilmington improves to 13-7 overall and 9-4 in the CACC.

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New Castle, DE (10/15/11)  The Wilmington University Wildcats edged the visiting Dominican College women's volleyball team, 3-2, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match   With the loss Dominican falls to 13-11 overall and 9-4 in conference play, while Wilmington improves to 13-7 overall and 9-4 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers never trailed in set one and led by as many as six points (17-11) en route to a 25-20 win.  DC was up 15-10 in set two when a 6-2 'Cat run cut the deficit to 17-16.  Later tied 22, WU scored the next three points for a 25-22 victory.

Tied 25-25 in the third set, junior N'Jameh Philip (Monroe, NY) served the final two points which saw WU attack errors and lift Dominican to the 27-25 win and 2-1 match lead.

The fourth set was tied 10-all when the 'Cats went on a 6-0 run to go up 16-10 and would never lose their lead as they won the set 25-22.  In the decisive fifth set with the Dominican up 8-7, Wilmington scored eight unanswered points for a 15-8 win and 3-2 match victory.

Junior outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led all attackers with a season high 20 kills and added 20 digs.  Sophomore Randi Garrett (Rockledge, FL) tallied 10 kills, while libero Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, TX) had a team leading 22 digs. 

Setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) led the match with 45 assists, while Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) added eight kills.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday evening when they travel to CACC foe, Caldwell College, for a 7pm match.

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.