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VOLLEYBALL LOSES TO NYIT
September 22, 2010

VOLLEYBALL LOSES TO NYIT

Old Westbury, NY (9/22/10) The Dominican College women's volleyball team lost their fifth consecutive match this evening as host, New York Institute of Technology, defeated the Lady Chargers, 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 16-25, 21-25) this evening at Recreation Hall.

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Old Westbury, NY (9/22/10)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team lost their fifth consecutive match this evening as host, New York Institute of Technology, defeated the Lady Chargers, 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 16-25, 21-25) this evening at Recreation Hall.

Sophomore outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) led the team with seven kills.  Senior Yashani Smith (West Haverstraw, NY) added six kills, while setter Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) tallied 19 assists.  Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) recorded a team leading 11 defensive digs with Fiorvanti adding 10 digs.

Dominican opened the match with a 4-1 lead, but the Bears rallied to tie the set at 5-5.  Trailing 12-9, the Lady Chargers put together a rally of their own to tie the score at 13-13.  DC kept right in the set, trailing no more than three points, but four straight points by NYIT secured a 25-19 set win.

DC held a 17-15 lead in set two, but a 5-1 run by the Bears put them ahead 19-18.  Dominican answered right back with a 6-1 run to regain a 24-20 advantage, but a late rally by NYIT brought them to within a point at 23-24.  Fiorvanti got the set winning kill to lift DC to the 25-23 lead and tie the set at 1-1.

The two teams battled point-for-point in set three with the score being tied three teams before the Bears pulled ahead with a 13-9 lead.  A 7-2 run extended the NYIT to set point at 24-15, but a Lady Charger kill by Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) broke the serve.  However, NYIT then got the set win on a kill for a 2-1 match lead.

The decisive set saw similar action as set three, this time with five ties, until NYIT built up an 18-13 lead.  Dominican rallied to cut the deficit to 22-20, but the Bears closed out the match with a 3-1 run for a 25-21 set win.

With the loss Dominican falls to 5-12 on the season.


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.