BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE DEACONS DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

October 9, 2008

BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE DEACONS DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL

Orangeburg, NY (10/9/08) The visiting Deacons of Bloomfield College defeated the Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 21-25) in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match held this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (10/9/08) The visiting Deacons of Bloomfield College defeated the Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 21-25) in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match held this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

In the first set Bloomfield jumped out to a 17-10 lead en route to a 25-17 victory. The Deacons never trailed in set two as they went on to the 25-17 win, while the third set was a seesaw battle before BC took had a 16-14 advantage and went on for the 25-21 set win and 3-0 match victory.

Jussara Oliveira (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil) led all attackers with 11 kills, while Tiffany Jackson (Central Islip, NJ) added seven kills in the win. Senior setter Sonia Perez (San Jose, Costa Rica) paved the way with 28 assists.

Senio outside hitter Kinikia Collier (Garnerville, NY) led the Lady Chargers with 10 kills, while Ashley Simpson (Spring Valley, NY) added eight kills and Theresa Hanneman (Pearl River, NY) had seven kills and eight digs. Senior setter Kaitlin Earl (Greenville, NY) had 23 assists on the night while libero Catherine Giordano (Stony Point, NY) led the team with nine digs.

With the win Bloomfield improves to 7-8 overall and 5-1 in the CACC, while Dominican falls to 0-17 overall and 0-7 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they travel to CACC foe Holy Family University. Game time is 12pm in Philadelphia, PA.

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.