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#10 Jaiden Wilcox setting the ball
Photo by Tom Salus
January 30, 2026

PIONEERS COMPLETE COMEBACK OVER CHARGERS

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/30/26) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team fell in five sets to the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University tonight in non-conference action in the Hennessy Center.

The Pioneers rallied from being down 2-0 and won three straight sets to complete the 3-2 comeback victory and improved to 4-2. The Chargers fall to 2-5 overall on the season. 

After taking a hard fought first set 29-27, Dominican followed with a strong second set and took a 2-0 advantage after a 25-21 win. 

The Pioneers outlast the Chargers 25-23 in the in the third set and then forced a fifth set with a 27-25 win in the fourth frame. 

The Pioneers rolled in the fifth set after building an early lead on their way to the 15-5 win and completed the comeback. 

The Chargers were led by Phinehas Wiley who recorded 19 kills while picking up five total blocks and two service aces for 24.5 points scored. Ayden Shaw finished with 16 kills and five digs while his brother Jackson Shaw added 10 kills and six digs.

Alejandro Miranda recorded a team-high 10 digs while setter Jaiden Wilcox picked up a match-high 45 assists and added eight digs. 

Tommaso Falchi led the way in total blocks with six adding one solo block and five block assists. Luke Gavin-Ruple finished with four block assists. 

The Chargers and the Pioneers are set for a rematch tomorrow night in Fairfield, Conn.

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.