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VOLLEYBALL WINS CACC OPENING MATCH
September 6, 2012

VOLLEYBALL WINS CACC OPENING MATCH

Bloomfield, N.J. (9/6/12) The Dominican College volleyball team won their opening match of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play this evening as they defeated host, Bloomfield College, 3-1, in a match played at the Deacon Den. The Lady Chargers took the first set 25-23 and won set two 25-22, while the Deacons won the third set 25-23. DC won the match in the fourth set with the 25-19 win.

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Bloomfield, N.J. (9/6/12)  The Dominican College volleyball team won their opening match of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play this evening as they defeated host, Bloomfield College, 3-1, in a match played at the Deacon Den.  The Lady Chargers took the first set 25-23 and won set two 25-22, while the Deacons won the third set 25-23.  DC won the match in the fourth set with the 25-19 win.

Dominican held a 21-14 lead in set one, but the Deacons rallied with nine straight points to take a 23-21 advantage.  Sophomore Kayla Dexter (Selah, Wash.) broke the run with a kill and setter Whitney Ranger* (Ventura, Calif.) recorded back-to-back service aces to put the team at set point, 24-23.  Dexter closed out the set with a kill for the 25-23 win.

The Lady Chargers held a slight 14-13 lead in the second set when DC outscored BC, 6-3 over the next nine points to go up 20-16 and they never looked back en route to the 25-22 win.

Set three saw the score tied at 17-all when Bloomfield went on on a 6-2 run to take a 23-19 lead.  The Lady Chargers came back to tie the score at 23-23, but back-to-back Deacon kills gave them the 25-23 set win.

DC led 20-19 in the fourth set and closed out the match with five straight points for the 25-19 win and 3-1 match victory.

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.