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LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL FALL ON DAY ONE OF OTTER CLASSIC
August 31, 2012

LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL FALL ON DAY ONE OF OTTER CLASSIC

Seaside, Calif. (8/31/12) The Dominican College women's volleyball squad opened up season play with two tough losses at the Otter Classic, hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay. The Lady Chargers fell to the host, 3-0 in the first match and lost to Academy of Art, 3-1 in their last match of the day.

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Seaside, Calif. (8/31/12)  The Dominican College women's volleyball squad opened up season play with two tough losses at the Otter Classic, hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay.  The Lady Chargers fell to the host, 3-0 in the first match and lost to Academy of Art, 3-1 in their last match of the day.

Match One:  The Lady Chargers open the 2012 campaign with a loss to the host, Cal State Monterey Bay.  The Otters took three straight from DC: 25-16, 25-15, 25-10.  The first set was tied 8-8 when Cal State went on a 10-4 run to pull ahead for the win.  The Otters used a 10-5 run to close out set two and went on to the 25-10 final set win.

Senior Courtney Heard (Ventura, Calif.) led the Lady Chargers with seven kills, while Whitney Ranger (Ventura, Calif.) had a team leading nine assists and 11 digs.

Set Two:  Dominican held a 10-5 lead in set two, but the Academy of the Arts came back to tie the set at 14-14.  Later tied at 23-23, outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, N.Y.) recorded the kill to put DC at set point and a AAU attack error gave the Lady Chargers a 25-23 win and tie the match at 1-1.  AAU went on to take the third and fourth sets 25-17 for the 3-1 win.

Fiorvanti led the team with 12 kills, while freshman Tori Dexter (Selah, Wash.) added 10 kills and 16 digs.  Ranger had a match leading 39 assists and added 14 digs, while libero Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, Texas) tallied 28 defensive digs.

The Lady Chargers return to action tomorrow at the Otter Classic.

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.