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Photo by Tom Salus Senior #1 Essence Boyd
Photo by Tom Salus Senior #1 Essence Boyd
March 11, 2021

DOMINICAN TOPS FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/11/21) The Dominican College women's volleyball team ended the regular season with a 3-2 victory (25-19, 15-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-9) over the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/11/21) The Dominican College women's volleyball team ended the regular season with a 3-2 victory (25-19, 15-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-9) over the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Tonight was also senior night for #1 Essence Boyd (Peekskill, N.Y.) who finished the match with 18 assists, 15 digs and five kills in the win.

After losing the opening set, Dominican (1-6, 1-5 CACC) held the slight 16-15 advantage in the second when four straight points, ended with a kill from Boyd increased the lead to 20-15.  Later a kill from Lily Ainsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo.) put DC at set point (24-19) and Emmalyn LaPier (Endicott, N.Y.) closed out the set with a kill off the assist from Boyd.

Down 2-1, the Chargers used a 4-0 run to take a 24-19 lead in the fourth and forced the decisive fifth set with a kill from sophomore Zoe Clifford (Suffern, N.Y.) for the 25-20 set win.

Tied at 3-all in the fifth, DC scored five unanswered points, capped off by a service ace from LaPier, to jump ahead 8-3.  A block assist from Clifford and Krystal Paulino (Bronx, N.Y.) put Dominican at match point (14-6), but Felician would score the next three points to cut the lead to 14-9.  An Golden Falcon attack error ended the match and gave Dominican the 15-9 set win and 3-2 match victory.

LaPier finished with 19 kills, 10 digs and four block assists to pace the Chargers.

Ainsworth finished with a team high 19 assists, eight kills and 16 digs, while libero Linda Armao Peng (Houston, Texas) had a match high 28 digs.

Paulino recorded 10 digs and five kills and Clifford added eight kills in the win.

For the Golden Falcons, Katie Asbery tallied 19 kills, while Miquela Martinez had a match high 37 assists.

Next up for Dominican is the CACC Tournament which is slated to begin next Tuesday evening.

 

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.