COUGARS RALLY TO UPEND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

October 30, 2019

COUGARS RALLY TO UPEND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Caldwell, N.J. (10/30/19) The Caldwell University women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win sets four and five to upend the visiting Chargers of Dominican College, 3-2, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played at the Newman Center.

Dominican University New York 0-20, 0-14 CACC

Caldwell University 9-16, 7-6 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York 0-20, 0-14 CACC

Caldwell University 9-16, 7-6 CACC

Caldwell, N.J. (10/30/19) The Caldwell University women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win sets four and five to upend the visiting Chargers of Dominican College, 3-2, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played at the Newman Center.

Dominican (0-20, 0-14 CACC) used 17 kills and a .302 attack percentage to guide them to a 27-25 first set win. DC trailed 25-24 when senior Deanna Knopf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) recorded a kill to tie the score at 25-all. Back-to-back Cougar attack errors propelled the Chargers to the win.

The Cougars answered back with a 25-15 second set victory, but Dominican pulled away in the third set by going on a 7-1 to build up a 19-13 advantage en route to a 25-20 set win.

Caldwell would force the deciding fifth set by winning the fourth, 25-11. In the fifth, the Cougars broke a 4-4 tie with six consecutive points to jump ahead 10-4 and went on to the 15-10 win and 3-2 match victory.

Senior Malia Robinson (Jersey City, N.J.) led the Chargers with a season high 12 kills, a .242 attack percentage, two block solos and four block assists.

Knopf finished with eight kills and 17 digs, while outside hitter Emmalyn LaPier (Endicott, N.Y.) recorded seven kills and 17 digs. Mykalee Chambers (Bronx, N.Y.) also had seven kills and four block assists.

Freshman setter Krystal Paulino (Bronx, N.Y.) had a career high 24 assists and added six digs and libero Alicia Dennis (Kemp, Texas) had a team high 21 digs.

Gabrielle Napoleon (Springfield, Pa.) contributed six kills, two service aces and one block solo in the loss.

Dominican will host Holy Family University this coming Saturday as the team will celebrate Senior Day in the Hennessy Center.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

K: Malia Robinson - 12

B: Malia Robinson - 6

D: Alicia Dennis - 21

SA: 2 Players (#3, #5) - 2

Caldwell University

K: Elise Smith - 17

B: Katie Compagno - 4

D: Humiko Stormer - 29

SA: Humiko Stormer - 4

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Caldwell University

Hitting %

.090

.179

Blocks

7.0

5.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.