Lady Chargers Defeat Cougars 3-0 In Volleyball

September 18, 2006

Lady Chargers Defeat Cougars 3-0 In Volleyball

Caldwell, NJ (9/18/06) The Caldwell College volleyball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match to visiting Dominican College in three games Monday evening in the George R. Newman Center. The Cougars, who are a new intercollegiate volleyball program this season, are now 0-4 overall and in the league, while the Chargers improve to 1-9 overall and 1-3 in the CACC.

Lady Chargers Defeat Cougars 3-0 In Volleyball

Courtesy of Matt McLagan, SID at Caldwell College

CALDWELL, NJ (9/18/06) The Caldwell College volleyball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match to visiting Dominican College in three games Monday evening in the George R. Newman Center. The Cougars, who are a new intercollegiate volleyball program this season, are now 0-4 overall and in the league, while the Chargers improve to 1-9 overall and 1-3 in the CACC.

Despite losing the three games by scores of 30-17, 30-20 and 30-19, the Cougars set season highs with 20 kills, 16 assists and 40 digs. Junior Amy Ransom (Chattanooga, TN/Notre Dame) led the way with 11 kills, while sophomore Laura Ciesla (Chicago, IL/Lane Tech) recorded 14 assists. Defensively, Ransom and sophomore Laura DeVico (Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack) both reach double figures in digs with 13 and 10, respectively. Sophomore Ashley Cusack (Belmar, NJ/St. Rose) had a season-best three block assists.

Dominican was led by Kinikia Collier (Garnerville, NY), who had 11 kills, and Kaitlin Earl (Greenville, NY), who recorded 33 assists to help the Chargers hit .255 for the match.

The Cougars travel to Bloomfield, N.J., on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to face Bloomfield College in another CACC match. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to CACC rival Nyack College for a 7pm match.

CC (0) - 17 20 19
DC (3) - 30 30 30

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.