GOLDEY-BEACOM LIGHTNING STRIKE DOWN LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

September 13, 2008

GOLDEY-BEACOM LIGHTNING STRIKE DOWN LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

Blauvelt, NY (9/13/08) The Dominican College Lady Chargers lost a 3-1 (21-25, 18-25, 29-27, 26-28) match to the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women’s volleyball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

GOLDEY-BEACOM LIGHTNING STRIKE DOWN LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

Blauvelt, NY (9/13/08) The Dominican College Lady Chargers lost a 3-1 (21-25, 18-25, 29-27, 26-28) match to the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's volleyball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

With the win the Lightning improve to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while the Lady Chargers fall to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the CACC.

Chantal Pierre (Newark, DE) led the Lightning with 12 kills and three solo blocks on the afternoon. Junior Chalea Johnson (Woodbridge, NJ) added 11 kills, while freshman setter Roni Shaner (Elkton, MD) led the team with 27 assists.

Senior Kinikia Collier (Garnerville, NY) led the Lady Chargers with a season high 16 kills. Outside hitter Theresa Hanneman (Pearl River, NY) had eight kills, while setter Kaitlin Earl (Greenville, NY) led the team with 30 assists.

Down 2-0 in the third set, the Lady Chargers rallied from 21-23 deficit to knot the set at 23-23, capitalizing on attack errors by GBC. Each team then went back and forth with the lead, but the Lady Chargers were able to secure a 29-27 win and force the match into the fourth game.

DC rallied down 22-24 late in the fourth set as Hanneman had a kill and Collier followed with an ace to tie the game at 24-24. GBC had an 25-24 lead when back to back service errors once again put the Lightning one point away from the match victory at 26-25. A set error allowed DC to tie the game at 26-26, but consecutive attack errors by the Lady Chargers allowed GBC to go on to the 28-26 set win and the 3-1 match victory.

Dominican is back in action on Monday as they host Southern Connecticut State University in a non-conference match on Coach Baxter Court. Game time is set for 7pm. Goldey-Beacom College is also back in action on Monday when they travel to Bowie State University for a 6pm match.

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.