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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RALLY TO DEFEAT FELICIAN COLLEGE
October 28, 2010

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RALLY TO DEFEAT FELICIAN COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (10/28/10) The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician College, 3-2 (25-17, 22-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-13), this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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Orangeburg, NY (10/28/10)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician College, 3-2 (25-17, 22-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-13), this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican never trailed in the first set as they geld an 11-9 lead and extended the lead to 18-13 with a 7-4 run.  A service ace by sophomore Whitney Ranger (Ventura, CA) secured a 25-17 set one win.

Tied 14-all in set two, Felician gained a 20-18 advantage and held a 23-21 lead when a kill by senior Amber Doran (Little Ferry, NJ) put them at set point.  An FC attack error made the score 24-22, but Doran closed out the set with a kill to tie the match at 1-1.

Set three was tied 10-10 when FC went on a 4-2 spurt to take a 14-12 lead.  Leading 19-16, the Golden Falcons went on a 6-0 service run by Nicole Degenhardt (Secaucus, NJ) to take the set 25-16 and gain a 2-1 match lead.

Dominican held a 16-15 lead in set four when a 4-2 run put them ahead 20-17.  Sophomore N'Jameh Philip (Monroe, NY) served the final five points of the set to give DC a 25-17 win.

In the decisive set, the Lady Chargers were at match point, 14-8, when the Golden Falcons clawed back with five straight points to trail 14-13.  A kill from sophomore Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) closed out the set and gave DC the 15-13 win and 3-2 match victory.

Ranger led the three Lady Chargers in double figures in kills with 15 kills and recording 36 assists.  Fiorvanti finished with 12 kills, while sophomore Courtney Heard (Ventura, CA) ended the night with 11 kills.  Libero Jordyn Fuller (Keller, TX) led the team with 15 digs.

With the victory Dominican improves to 14-15 overall and 11-5 in the CACC.

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.