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VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS NYACK COLLEGE
November 1, 2011

VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, NY (11/1/11) The Dominican College women's volleyball team improved to 18-13 overall and end the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season with a record of 13-6 after winning a tough road game against North Division rival, Nyack College, 3-1, this evening in a match played at Bowman Gymnasium.

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Nyack, NY (11/1/11)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team improved to 18-13 overall and end the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season with a record of 13-6 after winning a tough road game against North Division rival, Nyack College, 3-1, this evening in a match played at Bowman Gymnasium.

Dominican trailed 9-8 in set one when a Warrior run of 9-4 put them ahead 18-12 en route to a 25-20 win.  DC rallied in set two as they held an 8-7 lead and went on a 12-7 run to go up 20-14 and cruised to the 25-19 set two win to tie the match at 1-1.

With the third set tied at 4-all, the Lady Chargers went on a 13-4 tear to take a 17-8 lead and came away with a 25-21 win.  In the fourth set with the score 17-17, DC went on to score the next eight of nine points for the 25-18 win and 3-1 match victory.

Junior outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led the team with 14 kills and tallied 10 digs.  Freshman Kayla Dexter (Selah, WA) had eight kills for a .600 attack percentage, while Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) also had eight kills.

Setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had seven kills, a match leading 35 assists and 11 digs, while libero Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, TX) led the way with a match leading 20 digs.

DC returns to action next Tuesday in a CACC Tournament Quarter-Final match to be played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  Match time is slated for 7pm.

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.