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LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL RALLY TO DEFEAT GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY
September 22, 2012

LADY CHARGERS VOLLEYBALL RALLY TO DEFEAT GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/22/12) The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied after losing the first set to win the next three sets en route to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Lions of Georgian Court University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played today on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/22/12)  The Dominican College women's volleyball team rallied after losing the first set to win the next three sets en route to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Lions of Georgian Court University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played today on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

DC held a 15-11 lead when the Lions went on a 9-0 scoring run to go ahead 20-15 and didn't look back in the 25-19 win.

Set two was tied at 20-20 when the Lady Chargers scored three straight points to take a 23-20 lead.  Back-to-back kills from sophomore Kayla Dexter (Selah, Wash.) and senior Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, N.Y.) gave Dominican the 25-22 win and tied the set at 1-1.

The Lady Chargers never trailed in the third set and led by as many as six points in the 25-20 win to take a 2-1 match lead.

Dominican didn't trail in set four as they quickly built up a 12-5 advantage and cruised to the 25-15 win and 3-1 match victory.

Dexter and her cousin, Tori Dexter (Selah, Wash.) led the team with 10 kills a-piece.

Setter Whitney Ranger* (Ventura, Calif.) tallied 38 assists, while Jordyn Fuller* (Keller, Texas) had a team leading 11 defensive digs.

Fiorvanti and T. Dexter each added 10 digs in the win.

With the win, Dominican improves to 8-7 overall and 4-0 in the CACC.

DC is back in action on Tuesday evening as they host Post University in a CACC contest at the Hennessy Center.

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.