WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO CALDWELL COLLEGE
October 18, 2011

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO CALDWELL COLLEGE

Caldwell, NJ (10/18/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell to host Caldwell College, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the George R. Newman Center. With the loss Dominican falls to 13-12 overall and 9-5 in the conference, while Caldwell improves to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in the CACC.

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Caldwell, NJ (10/18/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team fell to host Caldwell College, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the George R. Newman Center.  With the loss Dominican falls to 13-12 overall and 9-5 in the conference, while Caldwell improves to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers held a 10-5 lead in the first set when a 9-1 Cougar run turned that deficit into a 14-11 advantage en route to a 25-17 win. 

Caldwell held a 9-3 lead in the second set and led by as many as seven points three time during the set as they went on to the 25-15 win and 2-0 match lead.

Tied 8-8 in set three, the Cougars scored the next six of seven points to go up 14-9 and never looked back as they won 25-22 for the 3-0 match victory.

CACC Player of the Week, Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led the Lady Chargers with 10 kills and had 15 digs.  Sophomore Randi Garrett (Rockledge, FL) and junior Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) each added seven kills, while libero Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, TX) recorded 18 defensive digs.  Setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had 24 assists.

Dominican returns to action Thursday evening when they travel to Bloomfield College for a 7pm CACC contest.

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.