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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL BEATS POST UNIVERSITY
October 18, 2010

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL BEATS POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (10/18/10) The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied from an 0-1 deficit to defeat the visiting Eagles of Post University 3-2 (18-25, 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 15-6) this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division Clash on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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Orangeburg, NY (10/18/10)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied from an 0-1 deficit to defeat the visiting Eagles of Post University 3-2 (18-25, 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 15-6) this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division Clash on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Eagles took an early 1-0 match lead after taking the first set, in which they never trailed, 25-18.  Junior Courtney Braun (Groton, CT) had a service run of five straight points for Post.

Tied 8-8 in set two, Dominican went on a 6-2 run to take a 14-10 lead and never looked back en route to the 25-20 win to knot the match at 1-1.

The third set was tied 5-5 when they Lady Chargers went on a 10-4 tear to take a 15-9 lead.  A kill by outside hitter Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) put DC at set point, 24-13, and a Eagle attack error solidified the 25-13 win and give DC a 2-1 advantage in the match.

Like set one, the Eagles never trailed in the fourth set as they quickly built up a 6-0 lead.  Down 8-2, the Lady Chargers rallied with a 6-1 spurt to pull within a point, 8-9 and later would tie the set at 18-18, before Post went on to outscore DC 7-3 for the match tying 25-21 set win.

The first seven points of the final set saw the Lady Chargers with a 4-3 advantage on a kill by Fiorvanti.  Up 7-5, Dominican went on to outscore their opponents 8-1 for the 15-6 set win and 3-2 match victory.

Freshman Randi Garrett (Rockledge, FL) and Fiorvanti each tallied 10 kills a-piece to lead Dominican in the victory.  Senior Kerianne Dudley (Nanuet, NY) contributed seven kills, while Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) had 36 assists.  Libero Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) had a team leading 15 defensive digs, while Catherine Giordano (Stony Point, NY) added 11 digs.

With the victory Dominican improves to 13-14 overall and 10-4 in the CACC and revenged an earlier season loss to the Eagles in Waterbury, CT.

Dominican returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Philadelphia University for a CACC contest scheduled for 1pm.

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.