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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE
October 20, 2011

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE

Bloomfield, NJ (10/20/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team completed the season sweep of Bloomfield College after defeating the host, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the Bloomfield Gym. With the victory, Dominican improves to 14-12 overall and 10-5 in the CACC, while Bloomfield falls to 6-13 overall and 5-11 in conference play.

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Bloomfield, NJ (10/20/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team completed the season sweep of Bloomfield College after defeating the host, 3-0, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the Bloomfield Gym.  With the victory, Dominican improves to 14-12 overall and 10-5 in the CACC, while Bloomfield falls to 6-13 overall and 5-11 in conference play.

The first set was a tight battle as neither team led by more than two points throughout the set.  Tied at 23-23, back-to-back Deacon errors allowed the Lady Chargers to come away with the 25-23 win.

Tied at 4-all in set two, DC went on a 11-3 tear to pull ahead 15-8 en route to a 25-14 win and 2-0 match lead.

Dominican was two points away from the match win in the third set (23-19), when BC scored three straight points to cut the lead to a points at 23-22.  A kill from Kayla Dexter (Selah, WA) put DC at match point, but a Deacon kill once again brought them within a point (24-23).  Junior outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) close out the match with a kill for the 25-23 set win and 3-0 victory.

Fiorvanti led Dominican with nine kills on the evening.  Dexter finished with eight kills and a .300 attack percentage, while setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) recorded six kills (.330 attack percentage) and a team leading 24 assists in the win.  Libero Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, TX) led the team with seven defensive digs.

The Lady Chargers return to action on Saturday when they host Philadelphia University in a 2pm CACC match to be played 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.