Bloomfield Volleyball Wins Over Dominican Lady Chargers, 3-0

October 4, 2006

Bloomfield Volleyball Wins Over Dominican Lady Chargers, 3-0

Bloomfield, NJ – The Lady Chargers of Dominican College squared off against the Lady Deacons of Bloomfield College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match that saw Bloomfield outlast Dominican in straight games 3-0. The Lady Deacons improve to 7-2 in conference play, 8-5 overall while the Lady Chargers fall to 3-7 in the conference with a 3-14 record overall.

Bloomfield Volleyball Wins Over Dominican Lady Chargers, 3-0

Courtesy of Gladstone Harris, SID at Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ - The Lady Chargers of Dominican College squared off against the Lady Deacons of Bloomfield College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match that saw Bloomfield outlast Dominican in straight games 3-0. The Lady Deacons improve to 7-2 in conference play, 8-5 overall while the Lady Chargers fall to 3-7 in the conference with a 3-14 record overall.

Bloomfield took control in Game 1 dominating 30-15 only to see Dominican come charging back in Game 2 and to find themselves with game point leading the Lady Deacons 29-28. Bloomfield dug their heels in and came away with Game 2, 32-30. The Lady Deacons sealed the deal in Game 3 winning 30-18, taking the match 3-0.

Bloomfield saw an outstanding performance from their sophomore setter, Sonia Perez (Hackensack, NJ) as she registered, a game high, 45 assists. The Lady Deacons posted two players with double doubles as senior Juruena Silveira (Brazil) tallied 17 kills and 12 digs, and Ursula Pereira (Newark, NJ) poured in 15 kills to go along with 12 digs.

The Lady Chargers were paced by sophomore, Kaitlin Earl (Greenville, NY) with 17 assists and 13 digs. Antoinette Hackett (Pearl River, NY) chipped in 14 digs and sophomore Kinikia Collier (Garnerville, NY) had a game high 18 digs.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they host Goldey-Beacom College in a CACC match scheduled for 1pm 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.