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#6 Ayden Shaw and #23 Tommaso Falchi blocking an attack
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February 28, 2026

COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AS CHARGERS FALL TO TIGERS IN FIVE SETS

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Princeton, N.J. (2/28/26) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team had their comeback fall short against the Tigers of Princeton University this afternoon falling in five sets. 

The Chargers fall to 4-11 overall while the Tigers improve to 3-7 on the season after the win. 

Dominican fell behind 2-0 after two sets and bounced back with a 27-25 win in the third set to get on the board. 

The Chargers followed up their win in the third set with a 25-22 win in the fourth set despite a late push by the Tigers to force a decisive fifth set. 

Both teams traded points early on in the fifth set, but it was the Tigers who used a 9-3 run to finish off the the 15-9 win and secured the match 3-2. 

Phinehas Wiley led the way for the Chargers with 15 kills while picking up 11 digs. Ayden Shaw and Tommaso Falchi each recorded 12 kills. 

Shaw added one service ace, two block assists, and six digs. Falchi had a team-high five total block, one solo and four block assists. 

Hunter Paio picked up 11 kills while Jackson Shaw finished with nine kills and nine digs. Seth Terry had a match-high 47 assists. 

The Chargers return to action tomorrow afternoon when they visit George Mason University.

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.