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COUGARS RALLY TO DEFEAT WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
October 8, 2014

COUGARS RALLY TO DEFEAT WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Caldwell, N.J. (10/8/14) The Caldwell University women's volleyball team rallied from a set one loss to win the next three and defeat the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 3-1, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action at the George R. Newman Center.

Box Score

Caldwell, N.J. (10/8/14)  The Caldwell University women's volleyball team rallied from a set one loss to win the next three and defeat the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 3-1, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action at the George R. Newman Center.

With the loss, Dominican falls to 9-2 overall and 6-2 in conference play.

Caldwell opened the match with an early 8-3 lead, but Dominican rallied with an 8-0 run as junior Amanda Hallstein* (Holtsville, N.Y.) served for seven points to pull head 11-8.  Later tied at 12-all, DC went on an 8-2 run to re-take a 20-14 advantage.  Outside hitter McKenzie John (Lafayette, La.) ended the set with a kill, her sixth of the set for the 25-19 win.

The second set saw Caldwell with a slight 16-15 advantage and they scored the final nine out of 12 points for the 25-18 victory.  The Cougars won the third frame by the same score and took the match with a 25-12 fourth set win.

John finished with a night best 17 kills and completed the double-double with 15 digs.

Kayla Dexter* (Selah, Wash.) had nine kills, while Kera Dexter (Selah, Wash.) had a team leading 20 assists.

Hallstein recorded the double-double of 19 assists and 12 digs.

Libero Angela Kim (Marlton, N.J.) had a team high 23 defensive digs, while Keely Fink (Lagrangeville, N.Y.) added 11 digs in the loss.

Dominican will host CACC North Division foe, Post University, this Friday night 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.