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Photo of #6 Ayden Shaw getting ready to attack the ball over the night. Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
February 20, 2026

WILDCATS OUTLAST CHARGERS IN FIVE SETS

Box Score

Amherst, N.Y. (2/20/26) The Dominican University New York men's volleyball team opened their weekend road trip with a non-conference contest with the Wildcats of Daemen University.

The Wildcats edged the Chargers 3-2 in five sets to improve to 5-7 overall while DU falls to 3-10 overall. 

Daemen opened the match with a 25-20 victory in the opening set. Dominican bounced back in the second set with a 25-23 win after trailing the Wildcats early. The Third set saw the Chargers jump out to a quick 10-2 lead, but the used a 14-5 run to take the lead and later edged the Chargers 28-26 for a 2-1 advantage. 

Dominican forced a fifth set after taking an early lead in the fourth and didn't look back on their way to the 25-22 win to tie the match at 2-2. 

In the fifth set, Domincan led 8-5 but the Wildcats went on an 11-6 run to finish off the set 16-14 and take the match 3-2.

The Chargers were led by Ayden Shaw and Jackson Shaw who combined for 30 kills and 36 points scored. Ayden Shaw picked up a team-high two service aces while adding 14 digs. Jackson Shaw picked up a team-high six total blocks (one solo and five block assist) while recording five digs. 

Darius Brown picked up 12.5 points on 10 kills, three block assists, and one service ace. Seth Terry finished with a match-high 40 assists while Alejandro Miranda picked up 18 digs also a match-high. 

Hunter Paio added five total blocks while Tommaso Falchi recorded four block assists.

The Charger wrap up their road trip tomorrow afternoon when they visit D'Youville University to take on the Saints at 12:00 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.