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September 16, 2006

Lady Chargers Volleyball Lose Two At Holy Family Tri-Match

Philadelphia, Pa. Host Holy Family won both matches Saturday during its first home tri-match of the season. The Tigers (4-9 overall, 2-1CACC) defeated Dominican and Southern Connecticut by 3-0 scores. In the middle match of the day, Southern Connecticut defeated Dominican 3-0.

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Lady Chargers Volleyball Lose Two at Holy Family University Tri-Match 

Courtesy of James Wagner, SID at Holy Family University 

Philadelphia, Pa.  Host Holy Family won both matches Saturday during its first home tri-match of the season. The Tigers (4-9 overall, 2-1CACC) defeated Dominican and Southern Connecticut by 3-0 scores. In the middle match of the day, Southern Connecticut defeated Dominican 3-0.

Holy Family 3, Dominican 0
In the opening match of the afternoon, Holy Family improved to 2-1 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference with the 3-0 win. Game scores were 30-27, 30-24 and 30-26. Three players for Holy Family registered double digits in kills, with Jen O'Connor (So./Wilmington, DE/St.Elizabeth's) leading the way with 17 kills. Kelly Nepi (Sr./Wilmington, DE/St. Elizabeth's) and Emily Culp (Gr./Bensalem,PA/Nazareth Academy) each had ten. Kelly Cummins (So./Philadelphia, PA/John W. Hallahan) had a match-high and season-high 41 digs, while O'Connor had 21 digs. Shannon Whalen (Fr./Philadelphia, PA/John W. Hallahan) had 20 assists, while Michelle Copelli (Jr./Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) had 17.  For Dominican, Kinikia Collier (Garnerville, NY) had nine kills, while Jessica Zanottihad five. Antoniette Hackett (Pearl River, NY) added in 32 digs, while Kaitlin Earl (Greenville, NY) had 17 assists.

Southern Connecticut 3, Dominican 0
The Owls took the match by a 3-0 score, with scores being 30-16, 30-22 and 30-26 Tara Bregensir led a balanced attack for the Owls, netting ten kills. Kierstin Pry had eight kills, while Nekane Mendizabal had six kills.  Manjit Chase had 17 assists, while Ashley Coombs had 12. Maria Arenas led the way with 13 digs, while Pry had 12 for the Owls.  Dominican got eight kills from Collier, while Theresa Hanneman(Pearl River, NY) had seven for the Chargers (0-8, 0-3 CACC). Kaitlin Earl had 16 assists, while Hackett added in 21 digs in the loss.

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.