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LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL DROPS SECOND GAME AT 2010 SAINT LEO LION CLASSIC
September 3, 2010

LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL DROPS SECOND GAME AT 2010 SAINT LEO LION CLASSIC

Saint Leo, FL (9/3/10) The Dominican College women's volleyball team dropped their second contest of the season to Saginaw Valley State University, 3-0 (18-25, 24-26, 13-25) this afternoon in their second match at the 2010 Saint Leo Lion Classic.

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Saint Leo, FL (9/3/10)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team dropped their second contest of the season to Saginaw Valley State University, 3-0 (18-25, 24-26, 13-25) this afternoon in their second match at the 2010 Saint Leo Lion Classic.

Dominican held an early 4-2 lead in the first set, but a 5-1 run by SVSU put them ahead 7-5 and they built up a 16-11 lead.  DC was able to cut the deficit to 21-18, but Saginaw Valley was able to close out the set with four straight points for the 25-18 win.

The second set saw the Lady Chargers jump out to an 7-2 lead and held a 22-20 lead when the Cardinals tallied two points to tie the set at 22-22.  Once again tied at 24-24, Saginaw Valley used a kill and an a service ace to close out the set for a 26-24 win.

The Cardinals held a 9-6 lead in the third set and never looked back en route to a 25-13 win and the 3-0 match victory.

Sophomores Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) and Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) led the Lady Chargers with four kills each in the loss, while Ranger recorded 10 assists.

With the loss Dominican falls to 0-2 on the season.

DC is back in action tomorrow at the Saint Leo Lion Classic as they take on Upper Iowa University at 9:30 am and will face host Saint Leo University at 2:30 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.