Felician Athletics - 10/25/07 VOLLEYBALL - Felician Easily Earns First Win Over Dominican

RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Felician College volleyball team defeated visiting Dominican (N.Y.) College, 3-0 (30-16, 30-12, 30-26) in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division match Thursday night at Job Gymnasium. It is the Felician program’s first victory over Dominican in eight all-time meetings.

The Chargers (5-14, 5-10) erased a 20-13 Game 3 deficit for a 23-23 tie, only to see Felician run off the next five points. Five points later, a kill by Dee Dee Smith (Monticello, NY/Monticello) gave the Golden Falcons the victory. Felician (4-20, 4-10) had captured the first two games in only 35 minutes, and needed 1:08 to wrap up the match.

Golden Falcon sophomore setter Nicole Degenhardt (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus) had 39 assists and guided the offense to a .286 attack percentage. Smith finished with 19 kills and three blocks while hitting .447, and libero Erica Moore (Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park) amassed 28 digs. The win kept Felician alive as it chases Dominican for the CACC North’s final conference tournament berth.

Catherine Giordano (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland) recorded seven kills and 12 digs for the Chargers.