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CHARGERS TAKE SEASON OPENER IN FIVE SETS OVER MERRIMACK COLLEGE
January 9, 2026

CHARGERS TAKE SEASON OPENER IN FIVE SETS OVER MERRIMACK COLLEGE

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/9/26) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team opened the 2026 season with a five set victory over Merrimack College on Coach Baxter Court.

Dominican improves to 1-0 overall while MC falls to 0-1 overall. 

The Chargers opened the match with a 25-20 victory for a 1-0 match lead. Merrimack outlasted the Chargers in a comeback effort in the second set 29-27 to even the match.

Merrimack followed up the second set with a 25-23 victory in the third to take a 2-1 advantage.

Dominican jumped ahead by seven points late in the fourth set and held off a late push by Merrimack to force a decisive fifth set. 

Dominican trailed 8-5 in the fifth set but rallied as they outscored MC 10-5 and closed out the victory.

Junior Phinehas Wiley recorded a team-high 22 kills while adding three total blocks and two service aces for a total of 26.0 points. Junior Ayden Shaw picked up 13 kills while adding nine digs. 

Freshman Jackson Shaw finished with eight kills and added four block assists while Tommaso Falchi also picked up four total blocks. Sophomore Luke Gavin-Ruple recorded one solo block and five block assists for a team-high six total blocks. 

The Chargers wrap up their opening weekend home and home set with Merrimack College tomorrow at 6:00 PM. 

 

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.