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VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON DAY ONE OF NE-MID ATLANTIC INVITATIONAL
September 10, 2010

VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON DAY ONE OF NE-MID ATLANTIC INVITATIONAL

Springfield, MA (9/10/10) The Dominican College women's volleyball team split on day one of the NE-Mid Atlantic Invitational today after losing to host American International College, 3-0 (23-25, 23-25, 15-25) and defeating the College of Saint Rose (23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-22) in Butova Gymnasium.

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Springfield, MA (9/10/10)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team split on day one of the NE-Mid Atlantic Challenge today after losing to host American International College, 3-0 (23-25, 23-25, 15-25) and defeating the College of Saint Rose (23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-22) in Butova Gymnasium.

The first set against AIC saw a close knit battle where the Yellow Jackets came out on top 25-23.  In the second set the Lady Chargers held a 20-15 lead when a 6-0 run by AIC tied the set at 20-20.  Trailing 24-22, sophomore Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) tallied a kill to pull within a point, but AIC closed out the set with a kill for the 25-23 set win and 2-0 lead.

In the third set, AIC jumped out to a 10-5 lead and never looked back en route to a 25-15 third set win and 3-0 match victory.

Heard led the team with 12 kills, while Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) tallied 27 assists and Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) added six kills.

Fiovanti led the Lady Chargers in the victory against Saint Rose with 13 kills,while Heard added six kills and Ranger had 31 assists.

With the split Dominican now stands at 2-5 overall.

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.