WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SPLIT HOME TRI-MATCH

September 19, 2009

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SPLIT HOME TRI-MATCH

Orangeburg, NY (9/19/09) The Dominican College women's volleyball team split a home tri-match this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court. DC lost the opening match to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Philadelphia University, 3-1, but rallied to win the last match of the day in a non-conference clash against Saint Anselm College, 3-0.

Orangeburg, NY (9/19/09) The Dominican College women's volleyball team split a home tri-match this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court. DC lost the opening match to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Philadelphia University, 3-1, but rallied to win the last match of the day in a non-conference clash against Saint Anselm College, 3-0.

In their first match of the day, the Lady Chargers suffered a 3-1 (20-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-15) loss to Philadelphia University, who are riding a 12 match winning streak. The Rams took a 10-5 lead in the first set, but a 6-3 spurt by DC cut the lead to 13-11. Six consecutive points by Philadelphia extended their lead to 18-11 en route to the 25-20 set victory. Philadelphia never trailed in the second set, as they went on to the 25-16 win.

In the third set with the game knotted at 13-13, the Lady Chargers went on a 8-5 run to take a 21-18 lead. The Rams battled back to tie the set at 21-21, but straight kills from freshman Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) gave DC a 23-21 lead and they hung on for a 25-23 third set win. The fourth set saw the Rams fight back as they jumped out to a 17-11 lead en route to the 25-15 set win and 3-1 match victory.

Heard led the Lady Chargers with 12 kills, while Kerianne Dudley (Nanuet, NY) had seven and setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had a match leading 34 assists.

In the last match of the day, Dominican charged past the visiting Hawks of Saint Anselm College, 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15). Tied at 10-10 in the first set, Dominican went on a 10-6 run to take a 20-16 lead and went on to the 25-22 win. In the second set knotted at 13-13 the Lady Chargers took advantage of a 12-4 run to cruise to a 25-15 set win and 3-0 match victory.

Dudley led Dominican with 10 kills in the victory, while Michelle Klimas (Thornwood, NY) added seven kills and Ranger had a match leading 33 assists.

With the split Dominican improves to 8-6 overall and 3-2 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday when they host Post University in CACC match scheduled for 7pm 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.