LEMOYNE COLLEGE DOLPHINS TURN BACK LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

September 7, 2008

LEMOYNE COLLEGE DOLPHINS TURN BACK LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, NY (9/7/08) The Dominican College Lady Chargers volleyball team dropped their second straight match this afternoon to the visiting Dolphins of Le Moyne College, 3-0 (17-25, 12-25, 16-25) in a non-conference match on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

LEMOYNE COLLEGE DOLPHINS TURN BACK LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, NY (9/7/08) The Dominican College Lady Chargers volleyball team dropped their second straight match this afternoon to the visiting Dolphins of Le Moyne College, 3-0 (17-25, 12-25, 16-25) in a non-conference match on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

In the first set, the Lady Chargers pulled to within two points, 4-6 early but the Dolphins countered with a 4-0 run and went on to the 25-17 victory.

The second set, Le Moyne quickly jumped out to a 9-2 lead en route to the 25-12 win..

The third set saw the Lady Chargers continue to struggle coming off the serve as junior Elizabeth Cheek (Huntington Beach, CA) went on a late 4-0 service ace run to bring the Dolphins to match point. A kill by freshman Allie Claflin (Ontario, NY) ended the match as LC took the third set 25-16.

Senior middle hitter Caitlin Richardson (Victor, NY) led all attackers with eight kills and three blocks, while Cheek finished with seven kills. Sophomore Krista Prentice (Amherst, NY) added six kills and Jodi Smith (Angola, NY) had five kills. Setter Kaylin Brainerd (Liverpool, NY) led the team with 25 assists in the win.

Sophomore Yashani Smith (West Haverstraw, NY) led the Lady Chargers with five kills. Sophomore Lauren Palermo (Ottisville, NY) led the team with 15 assists. With the win Molloy improves to 1-3 on the season, while Dominican falls to 0-1.

The Lady Chargers return to action next Saturday when they host Goldey-Beacom College in the opening match of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) season. Game time is set for 12pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. Le Moyne also returns to action next weekend as they host the Le Moyne College Invitational.

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.