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MAVERICKS TOP WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
September 8, 2015

MAVERICKS TOP WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/8/15) The Dominican College women's volleyball team lost a non-conference match to the visiting Mavericks of Mercy College, 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 17-25, 19-25), this evening in a match played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the loss, the Lady Chargers drop to 0-5 on the season.

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/8/15)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team lost a non-conference match to the visiting Mavericks of Mercy College, 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 17-25, 19-25), this evening in a match played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the loss, the Lady Chargers drop to 0-5 on the season.

The first set was tied at 11-11 when Mercy jumped ahead with a 6-1 run to claim a 17-12 advantage.  DC battled back and later used a service ace from senior Amanda Hallstein* (Holtsville, N.Y.) and a Mercy attack error to cut the lead to 23-22.  MC was at set point, 24-22, when a kill from Kayla Rosario (Hicksville, N.Y.) once again brought them within a point, but a Maverick kill would preserve a 25-23 win.

In the second set, the Lady Chargers used a 5-1 to break a 19-19 tie and put them ahead 24-20.  Following a Maverick point, a service error gave DC a 25-21 win and tie the match at 1-1.

The third and fourth sets belonged to Mercy as pulled away 25-17 and 25-19 for the 3-1 match victory.

Junior Kera Dexter (Selah, Wash.) led all attackers with a career high 17 kills and completed the double-double with 10 defensive digs.

Cortney Yeoman (Glenn Dale, Md.) added eight kills, while Kelly Murphy (Evergreen, Colo.) recorded six kills and 15 digs.

Junior libero Angela Kim (Marlton, N.J.) had a team high 18 defensive digs.

Hallstein finished with a night best 36 assists and 15 digs, while Rosario finished with 10 digs.

Dominican will return to action on Friday as they travel to the Stonehill Skyhawks Invitational.  Their first match will be against Dowling College at 4:30 pm

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.