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November 30, 2007

Six Dominican players named 2007 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Kansas City, MO. — Six Dominican University of California women's volleyball players have been named 2007 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, it was announced today by the NAIA offices.

Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.

Juniors Zoe Bagala, Cristy Roberts, Darcel Sanders, and Amanda Wagner were named Student-Athletes for their dedication in the classroom. Captains Amanda Deely and Bridget Gengler, the team's only two seniors, also earned the honor. Read the list of all 272 qualifying student-athletes here.

November 29, 2007

Domincian's Pecora featured in Napa Valley Register

Napa, Calif. — California Pacific Conference Player of the Year Gabby Pecora is featured in today's issue of the Napa Valley Register.  The article is available online, at the sports section of  www.napavalleyregister.com, here.

November 12, 2007

Dominican 2007 season recap

San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team won their final two matches of the season against Menlo College and Bethany College to finish with a 14-9 overall record. The finished conference play with a 12-2 conference mark and as Co-Champs of the California Pacific Conference with rival Holy Names University. 

A tie-breaker process was necessary to determine who earned the conference's lone automatic berth to the NAIA Region II playoffs, hosted by #1 Fresno Pacific University.  The tie-breaker went to the third step to determine the Cal Pac representative.

Dominican and Holy Names split their two matches this year and had identical records against their Cal Pac opponents, cancelling out the first two tie-breaker possibilities. The third tie-breaker criteria is that of regional ranking, which was based on the November 5 poll prior to Dominican playing their final two matches against Menlo and Bethany.  That poll went in Holy Names' favor because they had played Menlo and Bethany earlier in the season.

Dominican head coach Roger Goodwin said, "We're obviously disappointed with the regional outcome but I'm very proud of their accomplishments that the team made this year, especially after graduating 5 seniors/4 starters from last years team.  I knew we had a lot of talent going into the season, but I wasn't sure how quickly they would develop."

 

 

Sophomore outside hitter Gabby Pecora was voted the Cal Pac Player of the Year and setter Brooke Swingle was named the Cal Pac Freshman of the Year. Both players hail from Santa Rosa and played for the Absolute Volleyball Club based in Marin.

November 12, 2007

Pecora, Swingle lead Cal Pac All-Conference honors

San Rafael, Calif. — California Pacific Conference commissioner Don Ott announced the 2007 Volleyball Honors. Conference Co-Champion Dominican University of California sophomore outside hitter Gabby Pecora and freshman setter Brooke Swingle

took the conference’s Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards, resepectively. Allen McCreary, head coach of Co-Champ Holy Names, was named the conference’s Coach of the Year. Menlo College's Christa Hewett earns Libero of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Sophomore Lorel Grande

garnered an honorable mention.

Swingle was also named Cal Pac Setter of the Week for the season's final week for her 59 assists against Menlo and 49 assists against Bethany.

 

November 9, 2007

Dominican wins at Bethany, clinches Cal Pac Co-Championship

Scotts Valley, Calif. — Dominican used 11 service aces to finish out the season with a 4-1 win over host Bethany University on Saturday night.  Freshman Brooke Swingle

set the Lady Penguins 49 times as Dominican made 55 kills. With the victory, the Lady Penguins finish the season with a 14-9 overall record. The Lady Penguins end conference play with a 12-2 mark and are California Pacific Conference Co-Champions with Holy Names University. 

November 8, 2007

Lady Penguins do it again - beat Menlo in 5

Atherton, Calif. — The 2007 Lady Penguins did what no other team in head coach Roger Goodwin's six-year stint at Dominican has done: defeat Menlo College both times the teams faced each other in one season.  The Lady Penguins took a close game one 30-28 and stole game two 33-31 after trailing by as much as six points.  Menlo took games three and four but Dominican pulled through, taking game five 15-12.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora continued to power the offense with a team-high 23 kills.  Sophomore Lorel Grande recorded 16 kills, junior Darcel Sanders added 13, and junior Zoe Bagala

rounded out Dominican player in double digits with 10. 

Five Dominican players ended the night with double-digit digs, with senior libero Amanda Deely

and Grande each recording 25. 

Freshman Brooke Swingle recorded 59 assists, her second highest mark of the season. Her game-high is 62, in Dominican's first match against Menlo.

Middle Deborah Bekowies led all players with 30 kills for Menlo.

With the win, Dominican improves to 11-2 and needs only a win tomorrow at Bethany University to capture the California Pacific Conference Co-Championship with Holy Names University.

November 3, 2007

Win over PUC gives Dominican 10-2 mark going into final week

San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican women improved to 10-2 in Cal Pac play on Saturday night with a sweep of visiting Pacific Union College.  The winless Pioneers were unable to stop Dominican's offense, who earned 42 of their 90 points with kills.  27 of those kills came off of freshman Brooke Swingle's assists.  Sophomore Lorel Grande led Dominican with four service aces.  She also led the team with 12 digs, with Swingle following closely behind with 11. 

Dominican's two seniors shone on their Senior Night, as Bridget Gengler tied for a team-high 9 kills and Amanda Deely came up with six digs.

The Lady Penguins will face defending Cal Pac Champs Menlo College on Thursday night in Atherton.  The match is set to begin at 7:00 p.m.
 

November 2, 2007

Dominican takes early leads, falls in five to Embry-Riddle

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team fell in five games to visiting Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ) on Friday night.  The Lady Penguins took an early 1-0 advantage before falling 30-32 in the second set.  The Lady Penguins would lose the third game but push the match to five games with a close 30-28 win in game four.  Embry-Riddle powered through game five for a 15-11 and the match.

Freshman setter Brooke Swingle dished out 44 assists to her teammates, three of whom ended the night in double digits: junior Zoe Bagala ended the night with a team-high 14, junior Amanda Wagner placed 13 kills, and sophomore Lorel Grande

added 12.

Swingle also led the team with 15 digs and an uncanny eight service aces.

The Lady Penguins will look for their tenth conference win of 2007 when they host Pacific Union College tomorrow night.  The match is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Conlan Center.

 

October 27, 2007

Dominican struggles early, pulls out win over Mills

Oakland, Calif. — The Dominican women battled against Mills College for a five-game win a night after losing sole possession of first place in the Cal Pac. After dropping the first game 29-31, Dominican tied things 1-1 with a 30-23 win before slipping 28-30 in the third game.  The Lady Penguins won the next two games 30-16 and 15-11 to pick up their eleventh match of the season. Cal Pac Player of the Week Gabby Pecora placed 18 kills and had 14 digs.  Setter of the Week Brooke Swingle had 29 assists.  Senior libero Amanda Deely

led all players with 21 digs.

The Lady Penguins take a break from Cal Pac action with a non-conference match on November 2 against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.

 

October 26, 2007

Holy Names comes out strong, enters tie for first with Dominican

Oakland, Calif. — The Holy Names Lady Hawks soared over the Lady Penguins on Friday night, winning in four games to move into a first place tie with Dominican.  HNU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with 30-26 and 30-20 wins.  Dominican battled back, blowing HNU out in the third game 30-12, before falling in game four 27-30.  Dominican only posted a .212 hitting percentage and made 13 attack errors and five service reception errors.  Sophomores Lorel Grande and Gabby Pecora

had 14 and 12 kills respectively, but Dominican was out-killed 46-60. Pecora did dig an impressive 36 balls.

Dominican will look to rebound from the loss when they travel back to Oakland to face Mills College tomorrow night.  Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

 

October 24, 2007

Pecora, Swingle earn Cal Pac honors

San Rafael, Calif. — Gabby Pecora and Brooke Swingle have earned California Pacific Conference Player of the Week and Setter of the Week honors for the week of October 15 to 21.

Pecora helped the Lady Penguins avenge an earlier loss to Simpson University by laying down 17 kills in a 3-0 victory.

The next night, she recorded 19 kills in a 3-1 win over William Jessup.  On top of the kills, she only made five errors in 84 attempts for a .369 hitting percentage.  She also had 21 digs and four aces.

Swingle recorded 93 assists in seven games, an average of 13.3 assists per game.  She also added 11 kills, 20 digs, an ace, and three block assits.

 

 

October 23, 2007

Dominican rallies past NCAA UC Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz, Calif. — The Dominican University of California and UC Santa Cruz women's volleyball teams matched up well on Tuesday night, as both teams made 57 kills.  The difference was in converting attempts into kills, as Dominican took only 157 attempts to record those kills, while making only 16 errors.  In contrast, UCSC made 173 attempts and a whopping 35 errors.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora continued to lead the Lady Penguins offensively, recording 19 kills. Freshman Brooke Swingle laid the groundwork for the 57 kills with her 38 assists and led the team with three service aces. Junior Amanda Wagner

had her best offensive outing of the season with 11 kills. Four players ended the match in double digits in digs for Dominican.

The Lady Penguins travel back to the Bay Area to face second place Holy Names on Friday in Oakland.  The match is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

 

October 20, 2007

Dominican needs four to take care of William Jessup

San Rafael,Calif. — The Lady Penguins defeated the William Jessup University Lady Warriors on Saturday night, 30-22, 30-20, 24-30, and 30-20.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora had 19 kills, marking her fourteenth match of the season where she has posted at least ten kills. Sophomore Lorel Grande had 13 kills and junior Darcel Sanders did her part with seven kills.  Freshman Brooke Swingle topped Friday night's 46-assist effort with 47, her second highest match-total of the season.  Junior Amanda Wagner

placed an astounding nine service aces in the win.

Dominican will now face UC Santa Cruz in non-conference action.  The two teams will meet on October 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Santa Cruz.

 

 

October 19, 2007

Nine HPU aces lead to sweep of Dominican

San Rafael,Calif. — The Dominican women rebounded from their losing road trip to Hawaii with a sweep of Simpson University on Friday night.  Dominican out-killed Simpson 56-37, let by sophomore Gabby Pecora's 17 and junior Zoe Bagala's 12.  Freshman Brooke Swingle had another impressive effort with 46 assists.  Swingle and sophomore Lorel Grande

each had 10 digs.

The Lady Penguins face William Jessup University tomorrow night at home at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

October 13, 2007

Nine HPU aces lead to sweep of Dominican

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Honolulu, Hawaii — The Lady Penguins came close in all three games against Hawaii Pacific University but couldn't get over the hump, as Dominican was swept 30-26, 30-27, and 30-27.  Sophomores provided most of the offense, with Gabby Pecora recording 13 kills and Lorel Grande

making six kills.  Despite their performances, Dominican was unable to slow down HPU's service, allowing nine aces in the match.

Despite falling to 7-7 on the season, the Lady Penguins found themselves in a welcome situation back home.  A Simpson University win over Holy Names places Dominican in sole possession of first place in the Cal Pac.

Dominican will look to keep pace and avenge their September 14 loss to Simpson University.  The Lady Penguins will face off with the Red Hawks for the second time this season.  The match is set at home at the Conlan Center at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19.

 

 

October 10, 2007

Dominican drops first leg of Hawaii trip

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Hilo, Hawaii — Sophomore Lorel Grande and junior Darcel Sanders

each had six kills for the Lady Penguins but it wasn't enough to match the three players in double digits for Hawaii Hilo.

The Lady Penguins will travel to Honolulu to face Hawaii Pacific University on October 13 before returning home to San Rafael.

 

October 8, 2007

Volleyball to be broadcast on television, radio in Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii — Hawai'i Pacific University will host Dominican University of California on Saturday, October 13. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s Priory. The game will be broadcast locally in Hawaii on KWHE-TV Channel 14 and simulcast on KUMU-AM 1500 radio.  The match will also be broadcast live on the internet by HPU, with the internet stream available here

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October 6, 2007

Dominican tops Menlo for first time in four seasons

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Lady Penguins did something they hadn't done in the past four years on Saturday night, as they defeated visiting Menlo College in five games.  The Lady Penguins got off to a strong start, winning the first game 30-25 before dropping the second game 20-30.  Dominican rallied back in the third game for a convincing 30-18 win before slipping 27-30 in game four.  The Lady Penguins ran away with game five 15-7 to with the match.

Five Dominican players recorded ten or more kills, with sophomore Gabby Pecora again leading the way with 18 kills and 22 digs. Junior Zoe Bagala followed with 15 kills, junior Darcel Sanders had a breakout game with 14 kills and no hitting errors, and Bridget Gengler and Lorel Grande each had 10 kills.  Freshman Brooke Swingle recorded a career high 62 assists and pitched in nine digs.  Senior libero Amanda Deely

came up with 20 digs.

Head coach Roger Goodwin said of the win, "This is huge for us, beating Menlo for the first time in four years. It's a big mental boost and it will help us against the tough competition we'll face in Hawaii."

The Lady Penguins now travel to Hawaii to face NCAA opponents University of Hawaii at Hilo and  Hawaii Pacific University.

 

October 5, 2007

Dominican Volleyballers sweep Bethany Bruins

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican women's volleyball team took advantage of 16 service aces to sweep visiting Bethany University on Friday night.  The Lady Penguins put down 41 kills while allowing only 29. Sophomore Gabby Pecora anchored the team both offensively and defensively, recording a match high 15 kills and digging 9 balls. Freshman Brooke Swingle

continued to set her way to a conference-leading mark with 36 for the night.

On Saturday, the Dominican women take on Menlo College at the Conlan Center at 7:00 p.m.

 

September 28, 2007

Lady Penguins win numbers game in best of five versus UC Santa Cruz

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican women fought their way through a back-and-forth match over UC Santa Cruz on Friday night to even the Lady Penguins' season record at 5-5.   Both teams played evenly, with the Banana Slugs, recording 58 kills to Dominican's 52 and 75 digs to Dominican's 73, but aces gave Dominican the edge.  As a team, the Lady Penguins recorded 20 service aces, including five from junior Zoe Bagala, four from junior Amanda Wagner, and three straight aces from Gabby Pecora, who ended with four.  Pecora, back-to-back Cal Pac Player of the Week, led Dominican with 16 kills to give Dominican its fifth straight win.  NAIA National Setter of the Week Brooke Swingle

made 39 assists. 

The Lady Penguins are next in action on Friday, October 5 versus Bethany University.  The match begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Conlan Center.  On Saturday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. Dominican faces conference foe and three-time defending Cal Pac Champion, Menlo College.

 

September 25, 2007

Swingle named NAIA National Setter of the Week

Kansas City, Mo. — Brooke Swingle, a freshman setter from Sonoma, has been named the NAIA National Setter of the Week for her play during the week of September 17 to 23.  To earn the national honor, a player must be named the Conference Setter of the Week then Regional Player of the Week in that same week.  Swingle also earned Cal Pac Setter of the Week for the previous week, September 10 to 16.

 

The freshman averaged 13.6 assists in two wins for Dominican last week.  She helped the team post 0.417 kill percentage and added three service aces and two solo blocks.  Swingle leads the California Pacific Conference with 9.7 assists per game and has a team best 16 service aces on the season.  Read the full story here.  View Swingle's stats

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September 25, 2007

Dominican women record fourth straight sweep

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball continued rolling Tuesday night, improving to 4-1 in Cal Pac play with a sweep of Pacific Union College.  Sophomore outside hitter Gabby Pecora, named Cal Pac Player of the Week for the past two weeks, accounted for ten  of the team's 37 kills.  NAIA Region II Setter of the Week Brooke Swingle

set up 25 of those kills.  As a team, Dominican combined for 11 service aces, 43 digs, and only six team blocks.

The women will finish the month of September with a non-conference match at home at the Conlan Center on Friday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m.

 

September 25, 2007

Swingle named Region Setter of the Week as Lady Penguins earn honors for second straight week

San Rafael, Calif. — For the second straight week, senior libero Amanda Deely,freshman setter Brooke Swingle, and sophomore outside hitter Gabby Pecora

were named Cal Pac Player of the Week at their respective positions on Tuesday for the week of September 17 to 23.

Deely (pictured left) helped Dominican to two conference wins with sweeps of Holy Names and Mills College, recording 25 digs and only 2 passing errors in 35 attempts.

Swingle (pictured center) came up huge for Dominican with her 39 assists, 6 kills in 10 attempts, and three blocks. Against Mills, she had 29 assists in only two games and recorded two aces. She is averaging 9.7 assists per game, which leads the Cal Pac, and leads Dominican with 16 service aces.  The effort also earned Swingle the NAIA Region II Setter of the Week honor

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Pecora (pictured right) powered the Dominican offense with 18 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces, and 2 solo blocks against Holy Names. Against Mills, the sophomore recorded 19 kills and had only 3 hitting errors while adding two aces and a block.

The Lady Penguins travel to Pacific Union College tonight for a 7:00 p.m. conference match.  The Dominican women come home on Friday, September 28 for a non-conference match versus UC Santa Cruz.

September 22, 2007

Lady Penguins send Mills to fifth straight loss

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team kept their momentum after a 3-0 sweep of Holy Names on Friday night with another sweep, this time over visiting Mills College on Saturday.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora continued to power the offense, racking up 19 kills.  Junior Darcel Sanders ended her night with eight kills. Freshman setter Brooke Swingle recorded 29 assists and sophomore Jacqueline Woodall followed with 18.  Senior libero Amanda Deely led all players with 14 digs and sophomore Lorel Grande

finished the night with 11.

The Lady Penguins are next in action when they travel to Pacific Union College on Tuesday, September 25 for a 7:00 p.m. match.

 
September 21, 2007

Dominican hands Holy Names first conference loss in sweep

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San Rafael, Calif. — The Holy Names University women's volleyball team came to Dominican on Friday, having been the only undefeated team in Cal Pac play at 4-0.  They left in a virtual tie for first place after the Lady Penguins swept the Lady Hawks in three games.  With the win, Dominican improves to 2-1 in Cal Pac play, with Holy Names at 4-1 and Menlo College at 3-1.  Cal Pac Player of the Week Gabby Pecora led all players with 18 kills and 10 digs.  Cal Pac Setter of the Week Brooke Swingle led the game with 39 assists, giving her 242 for the season.  Junior Darcel Sanders

also came up huge for Dominican with three of the team's ten service aces.

Next up for Dominican is Mills College.  Game time is set for Saturday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m.

September 18, 2007

Three Lady Penguins earn Cal Pac Player of the Week honors

San Rafael, Calif. — Senior libero Amanda Deely,freshman setter Brooke Swingle, and sophomore outside hitter Gabby Pecora

were named Cal Pac Player of the Week at their respective positions on Tuesday for the week of September 10 to 16.

Deely (pictured left) recorded 21 digs and 5 service aces in the first two matches of Cal Pac play.  The senior posted an .880 serving percentage in that period.

Swingle (pictured center) had 39 assists against Simpson University and proved that it was no fluke when she recorded 36 the next night against William Jessup University.   She also had four service aces in the two matches.

Pecora (pictured right) piled up 34 kills and 29 digs over the first two matches of Cal Pac play.  The sophomore had four services as well.

The Lady Penguins have their first home match of the season on Friday at 5:00 p.m. against Holy Names University, followed by a 7:00 p.m. match on Saturday against Mills College.

 

September 15, 2007

Dominican notches first win against William Jessup

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Rocklin, Calif. — The Lady Penguins recorded their first victory of 2007 on Saturday night in a sweep of the William Jessup Warriors. Winning 30-20, 30-23, and 30-21, Dominican tallied up 39 kills in 100 attempts, with sophomore Gabby Pecora again leading the way with a game-high 19 kills.  Freshman setter Brooke Swingle added 36 assists to her season total. Zoe Bagala recorded three service aces, while senior captains Amanda Deely and Bridget Gengler

each added two.

The Lady Penguins come home to the Conlan Center for their first home match of the season on Friday, September 21.  The match against arch-rival Holy Names University is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

September 14, 2007

Lady Penguins fall to Simpson University in Cal Pac opener

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Redding, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women dropped their conference opener on Friday, losing 3-2 to the Simpson Red Hawks.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora led all players with 15 kills while Zoe Bagala and Lorel Grande each had 11.  Freshman Brooke Swingle

recorded 39 assists in the losing effort.

The Lady Penguins will look to rebound from the loss when they travel to William Jessup University tomorrow for a 7:00 p.m. match against the Warriors.

 

September 1, 2007

Pecora named to All-Tournament team, Lady Penguins fall to HIU

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San Diego, Calif. — Sophomore Gabby Pecora recorded 19 kills for the Lady Penguins in a loss to Hope International University on Saturday.  Three HIU players recorded double digits in kills, beating Dominican in four games.  Freshman Brooke Swingle

recorded a career-high 42 assists and added four service aces. 

For her efforts, Pecora was named to the All-Tournament team.  She recorded 49 kills, 8 service aces, and 60 digs in four matches.

The Lady Penguins begin conference action with matches on September 14 at Simpson University at 5:00 p.m. and on September 15 at 7:00 p.m. at William Jessup University.

 

September 1, 2007

#16 Point Loma too much for Dominican women

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San Diego, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team continued their hard luck when on Saturday morning when they faced off with nationally ranked Point Loma Nazarene University.  Despite no ball handling errors and landing six service aces, the Lady Penguins couldn't overcome the PLNU offense, led by Natalie Acklin and Connie Irwin, who combined for 23 kills.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora placed seven kills for Dominican while Amanda Wagner

added six.

August 31, 2007

Lady Penguins battle back but fall in five games to HIU

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San Diego, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women took their second match of the season to the wire with Hope International University but fell in five games on Friday.  The Lady Penguins battled back from a 2-0 deficit to tie things up at 2-2 before falling in the fifth game.  Sophomore Lorel Grande broke out with 16 kills, while sophomore Gabby Pecora added 11 in her afternoon performance, and junior Zoe Bagala added 10.  Freshman Brooke Swingle recorded 40 assists and three service aces.  Junior Aly Pence

led Dominican with 21 digs.

The Dominican women will face host Point Loma Nazarene University at 11:00 a.m. September 1 and will play a game to follow depending on the previous outcomes.

 

August 31, 2007

Dominican falls to #7 Madonna in season opener

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San Diego, Calif. — Dominican women's volleyball lost their first match of the season 3-0 against #7 Madonna University (MI) in the first match of the Point Loma Seaside Invitational in San Diego on Friday morning.  Sophomore Gabby Pecora led Domincian with 12 kills, 2 service aces, and 11 digs. In her first collegiate match, freshman setter Brooke Swingle

recorded 24 assists.

The Lady Penguins play again at 5:00 p.m. when they take on Hope International University.  Saturday, Dominican will face host Point Loma Nazarene University at 11:00 a.m. and a game to follow depending on the previous outcomes.

 

 

August 16, 2007

Dominican releases 2007 preseason volleyball roster

San Rafael, Calif. — Dominican University of California volleyball head coache Roger Goodwin released the preseason roster for the 2007 season today. The Lady Penguins feature two seniors, captains Amanda Deely and Bridget Gengler. The team's core remains the same, with Goodwin hoping for big things from outside hitters Zoe Bagala and Gabby Pecora, key pieces of last season who suffered injuries. Freshman Brooke Swingle (Sonoma Valley HS) is one of only two new faces and will look to fill the void left by Cal Pac All-Conference setter Ashley Wells. Despite the loss of Wells and four other seniors to graduation, Goodwin expects Dominican to be competitive again in 2007. "This team has had a whole season to get to each other and get their timing down," said Goodwin. "It shouldn't take long for Brook to get acclimated and for us to get rolling." Click here

to download the 2007 Dominican Women's Volleyball Prospectus (PDF).

 

July 16, 2007

Dominican announces 2007 volleyball schedule

San Rafael, Calif. — Head coach Roger Goodwin announced the release of the 2007 women's volleyball schedule today. The schedule features a number of non-conference matches, including a trip to Hawaii to face the Sea Warriors of Hawaii Pacific University. The regular season concludes on the road with a surely important match at rival Menlo and the final match of the regular season at Bethany. Download the 2007 women's volleyball schedule here

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May 2, 2007

Fussell earns top honor at end-of-year banquet

San Rafael, Calif. — The Dominican University of California held their annual Athletics banquet Monday night. More than 170 of Dominican's student-athletes, coaches, and administrators gathered at the Conlan Recreation Center to celebrate Dominican's athletic achievements for 2006-2007.

The Penguins had plenty to be proud of during the 2006-2007 season, garnerning numerous honors, including 21 Cal Pac Player of the Week Selections, 18 Cal Pac All-Conference Selections, 1 Cal Pac Newcomer of the Year, 1 Cal Pac Freshman of the Year, 1 NAIA Region II Player of the Week,1 NAIA National Player of the Week, and 14 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Senior Jenna Fussell was named the 2006-2007 Dominican Women's Co-Athlete of the Year for her outstanding play and leadership on the volleyball court. Fussell earned Cal Pac All-Conference honors all four seasons and finishes her career with 308 kills.

Women's soccer players Tina Ghirarduzzi was named the Women's Co-Athlete of the Year with Fussell. Men's soccer and lacrosse captain Todd Seech was named the Men's Athlete of the Year. Soccer players Beverly Kitt and Eric Hughes were named the Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

Last season, men's basketball player David Moore and men's soccer player JP McCarvel were named Co-Athlete of the Year for setting scoring titles in their respective sports.

"We're very proud of our student-athletes, coaches, and all those involved in and supportful of Dominican Athletics," said an appreciative Roger Goodwin, Dominican's Director of Athletics.

January 1, 2007

Four Lady Penguins named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Olathe, KS — The 2006 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes have been named for women's volleyball. Dominican University of California seniors Jenna Fussell and Ashley Wells and juniors Amanda Deely and Bridget Gengler have been recognized with the honor for their excellence on and off of the field. A complete list of the 2006 women's volleyball Scholar-Athletes can be found here.

Other 2006 Dominican Scholar-Athletes include men's soccer players Eric Hughes and Patrick Jackson, as well as women's soccer players Jennifer Jackson, Bev Kitt, and Sara Trudeau.

 

November 13, 2006

Four Dominican seniors earn Cal Pac honors

Atherton, CA — The 2006 California Pacific Conference Volleyball All-Conference team was announced yesterday. Senior outside hitter Jenna Fussell and middle blocker Maren Dermody were both named to the All-Conference First Team. Senior setter Ashley Wells was named to the Second Team while libero Rose Chavez rounded out the nods with an Honorable Mention. The Lady Penguins finished the season with a 14-11 record and finished in second place in the Cal Pac, with a 12-2 mark.

 

November 12, 2006

Dominican wins final game, finishes season in second place

San Rafael, CA — The Menlo College Oaks defeated the Dominican women in five games on Friday, capturing Menlo's third consecutive Cal Pac championship. In that span, Menlo has accumulated a 45-1 record. Dominican lost only it's second match of conference play, both of which came at the hands of Menlo. The Lady Penguins fell just short, again pushing the match to five games, this time losing 17-15 with two chances at match point. Jenna Fussell had an 11 kill and 19 dig performance while Maren Dermody had 10 kills. Senior libero Rose Chavez contributed 30 digs while Ashley Wells had 36 assists and 11 digs. Crystal Davis also had 11 digs for the Black and Gold.

On Saturday, the Dominican women finished the season with a win over visiting Bethany University. The Lady Penguins got off to a strong start with a convincing 30-18 win and never looked back. The 2006 Lady Penguins finished the season with a 12-2 conference mark, finishing in second place behind Menlo College.

 

November 7, 2006

Chavez, Wells earn weekly Cal Pac honors

San Rafael, CA — Seniors Rose Chavez and Ashley Wells earned California Pacific Conference Libero of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively, for their efforts in last week's sweep of Pacific Union. Chavez earned her third honor of the season, digging 7 balls. Wells earned her second straight honor, recording 16 assists. The setter’s offense helped Dominican outscore their opponent by 31 total points. The win was the Lady Penguins' sixth straight, helping them remain in second place in the Cal Pac with an 11-1 conference record. The Lady Penguins face first-place Menlo College on Thursday, November 9 and will honor their five seniors before their last regular season game on Friday, November 10 against Bethany. Both games are at home at the Conlan Recreation Center and are set to begin at 7:00 p.m.

 

October 31, 2006

Two Lady Penguins garner Cal Pac honors

San Rafael, CA — Senior Ashley Wells and sophomore Amanda Wagner earned Cal Pac Setter of the Week and Player of the Week, respectively, for their play last week against Holy Names and Mills. This is Wells' third honor this season and the first of Wagner's career. Ashley Wells had 49 assists, 18 digs, 6 aces, and 4 block assists on the weekend. Wagner recorded 10 kills and 3 aces against Holy Names. She had an astounding run of 18 straight serves in the second game against Mill College, where she racked up 7 service aces. The Lady Penguins are 10-1 in the Cal Pac and remain one game behind first place Menlo College.

 

October 30, 2006

Lady Penguins follow sweep of Holy Names with sweep of Mills on All-Sports Day

San Rafael, CA — The Lady Penguins defeated arch-rival Holy Names, allowing the Lady Hawks no more than 26 points in a games. Jenna Fussell and Amanda Wager led the Dominican offensive with 10 kills apiece. Setter Ashley Wells added 27 assists and 15 digs. Libero Rose Chavez and freshman Lorel Grande had 14 and 13 digs, respectively, despite Dominican being outdug 75-74.

On Saturday, Dominican's All-Sports Day was capped off by a sweep of Mills College by the Lady Penguins, defeating the Cyclones 30-13, 30-19, and 30-17. Wagner led the way again with 18 straight services that included seven service aces. She has a team-high 25 aces in conference play. Freshman Jacqueline Woodall had 15 assists in one game of work. Fussell had 10 more kills for a team-leading 85 while Chavez completed her weekend with a team-leading 21 digs, giving her a team-high 151 digs in conference play.

The Lady Penguins hit the road for one last time during the regular season on Saturday, November 4 to face Pacific Union College at 7:00 p.m.

 

October 25, 2006

Women face off against Mills on All-Sports Day

San Rafael, CA — It will be a busy Saturday on the Dominican campus, as five athletic events are set to take place for the day. Saturday has been deemed all sports day by the the university's student government, ASDU. The culmination of All-Sports Day will be the women's volleyball game at 7:00 p.m. against Mills College. The 8-1 Lady Penguins will look to beat Mills for the second time this season.

In celebration of All-Sports Day, free t-shirts will be given to Dominican students and there will be a free raffle to win a new iPod nano. Tickets may be received by attending each of the five sporting events on Saturday. Students must have a valid ID to receive their t-shirts and raffle tickets.

 

All-Sports Day Schedule, October 28

11:30 a.m. — Women's Soccer Senior Day Pregame Presentation

12:00 p.m. — Women's Soccer vs. Holy Names University

1:00 p.m. — Men's Basketball vs. Alumni

1:30 p.m.* — Men's Soccer Senior Day Pregame Presentation

2:00 p.m.* — Men's Soccer vs. Holy Names University.

3:00 p.m. — Women's Basketball Scrimmage vs. Santa Rosa JC

7:00 p.m. — Women's Volleyball vs. Mills College

*time subject to change due to length of women's soccer game

 

October 23, 2006

Dominican beats Jessup, Simpson on road

San Rafael, CA - The Lady Penguins returned to campus with two more wins under their belts after they defeated William Jessup University in three games Friday night and Simpson in four on Saturday. Jenna Fussell led with 7 kills on Friday while Maren Dermody had 13 on Saturday against Simpson. On Saturday, senior setter Ashley Wells had 34 assists. Fussell led the team with 23 digs, libero Rose Chavez had 19, and sophomore Amanda Wagner

stepped up with 14 digs. Dermody also had 3 block solos and 3 block assists against the Red Hawks. Dominican is home on Friday against Holy Names. Gametime is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

 

October 14, 2006

Dominican beats UC Santa Cruz in dramatic fashion

Hayward, CA - The Dominican women dropped their first three matches of the CSU East Bay Tournament but salvaged their last match of the tournament in dramatic fashion as Dominican went on to defeat UC Santa Cruz in five games. A week after losing to UC Santa Cruz, the Lady Penguins came out firing, winning the first game 30-27 before dropping the second game 24-30. They battled back in the third game, winning 30-26 and faltered in the fourth game 20-30. Maren Dermody fired down 12 kills and freshman Lorel Grande added 9 as Dominican came back to win in the fifth game 15-9. Senior libero Rose Chavez had 20 digs, while Grande had 13 and Jenna Fussell had 10. Bridget Gengler

made huge solo blocks down the homestretch with 3 in the match, while Dermody added 3 solos and 1 assist of her own. With the win, the Lady Penguins improved to 8-10 on the season. They travel to Cal Pac opponents William Jessup on October 20 and to Simpson on October 21.

 

October 5, 2006

Chavez named to "Slugfest" All Tournament team

Santa Cruz, CA - Despite losing all three matches in the UC Santa Cruz "Slugfest" tournament, senior libero Rose Chavez was one of seven players named to the All Tournament team. Coach Roger Goodwin

is very pleased with his senior's play, "Rose gives it her all every game and has a great attitude. She's been a big reason for our success this season." The senior from San Bruno also recently earned her second Cal Pac Conference Libero of the Week honor of the season for the week of September 18 to 24. Chavez and the Lady Penguins take on Menlo College on Friday at 7:00 p.m. in a game of undefeateds for sole possession of first place in the Cal Pac.

 

September 26, 2006

Aces lead the way as Dominican topples PUC in three

San Rafael, CA - The Dominican women continued their roll as they improved to 5-0 in Cal Pac play with a sweep of Pacific Union on Tuesday night. Gabby Pecora led the charge with 11 kills and 7 service aces. Zoe Bagala added 6 kills. The Lady Penguins combined for 19 service aces, with Aly Pence and Amanda Wagner each adding 3. Cal Pac Setter of the Week Ashley Wells had 22 assists and split time with freshman Jacqueline Woodall

, who assisted 13. Dominican travels south on Friday and Saturday to the land of Banana Slugs to play in the UC Santa Cruz Tournament.

 

September 26, 2006

 

Chavez and Wells earn Cal Pac Honors

San Rafael, CA - The California Pacific Conference announced the player of the week honors for the week of September 18 to 24 on Tuesday. Dominican senior Rose Chavez earned Libero of the Week for the second time this season for her 15 dig effort in a sweep of arch-rival Holy Names while senior Ashley Wells

earned Setter of the Week for her 15 assists against Mills College and 35 assists against Holy Names.

 

September 25, 2006

 

Dominican's rolls to 4-0 start with two weekend wins

San Rafael, CA - The Dominican women hit the road on Friday and Sunday and came home with two wins. Dominican defeated Mills College in three games and stunned arch-rival Holy Names on Saturday in three games. Senior Maren Dermody connected for 16 kills against the Hawks, while blocking five balls. Freshman Gabby Pecora also recorded 11 kills for the Lady Penguins and tied a team-high with 15 digs. The other player with 15 digs was senior libero Rose Chavez

, who turned in a dazzling defensive performance on her twenty-first birthday. With the win, Dominican improved to 5-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play while Holy Names dropped to 2-11 overall and 2-3 in conference. The Lady Penguins face Pacific Union at home on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

September 18, 2006

 

Dominican's Wells earns Cal Pac Setter of the Week

San Rafael, CA - Ashley Wells earned the California Pacific Conference's Setter of the Week for the week of August 11 to 17. The 5'11" senior setter had 74 assists, an average of 10.57 per game, in two matches. Her play helped catapult the Lady Penguins to a 2-0 Cal Pac Conference start. Wells also chipped in 22 digs, 6 kills, and 2 service aces. Wells earned Setter of the Week five times in 2005.

 

September 18, 2006

Dominican opens conference play with two wins

San Rafael, CA - The Lady Penguins began Cal Pac play with wins over William Jessup and Simpson University on Friday and Saturday nights. Zoe Bagala led the Penguins with 8 kills over WJU while libero Rose Chavez had 10 digs in the 3-0 win. After dropping the first game to Simpson 30-27, Dominican surged back with 30-25 and 30-24 wins. The Lady Penguins came back from a seven point deficit to win the fourth game 30-28. Freshman Gabby Pecora exploded for team highs with 22 kills on 51 attempts and 35 digs. Jenna Fussell added 16 and Maren Dermody had 13. Setter Ashley Wells had 51 assists. Dominican improves to 3-3 on the young season and hits the road Friday, September 22 to face the Cyclones of Mills College at 7:00 p.m.

 

September 6, 2006

Chavez, Pecora earn season's first Player of the Week honors

San Rafael, CA - Senior libero Rose Chavez earned the Cal Pac's first Libero of the Week this season for her performance in the Concordia of Irvine Tournament over the Labor Day weekend. Chavez had 44 digs in four matches, averaging just under three per game. She had two service aces and played in 15 of the 16 games over the weekend. Her 21 digs against San Diego Christian College helped lift the Lady Penguins to a 3-2 come-from-behind win. Chavez earned Cal Pac Libero of the Week four times last season.

Freshman outside hitter Gabby Pecora earned Player of the Week for her 29 kill weekend, setting a career high with nine kills against SDCC. She had 23 digs in that match, with another 18 against The Master's College. The freshman out of Justin Sienna also dug 56 balls, averaging just under five per game.

Dominican student-athlete Tina Ghirarduzzi also earned Women's Soccer Player of the Week for her goal and assist against Concordia of Irvine.

 

 

 

September 4, 2006

Dominican Volleyball goes 1-3 in Concordia Tournament

Irvine, CA - The Lady Penguins trip to Irvine was highlighted by a come-from-behind win over San Diego Christian College on Saturday. Dominican lost the first two games 25-30 and 22-30 but Jenna Fussell and Gabby Pecora combined for 19 kills to rally back to win the third game 30-22, followed by 30-24 and 15-13 wins to clinch the first win of the season. Dominican is off until September 15 when the Lady Penguins begin conference action against William Jessup University at home at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

June 28, 2006

Dominican Volleyball schedule announced

San Rafael, CA - Head Women's Volleyball Coach Roger Goodwin today announced the 2006 season schedule. The Lady Penguins, who finished third in the Cal Pac Conference last season, will look to capture their first title since 2001. Goodwin has a core of returning players including All-Conference players Jenna Fussell, Maren Dermody, Ashley Wells, and Zoe Bagala. Goodwin also has additional new talent added to the mix including Justin Sienna standout Gabby Pecora. Click here to download the schedule in PDF format.

 

April 27, 2006

Outside hitter Pecora signs letter of intent

Gabby Pecora signed a letter of intent to play at Dominican on Wednesday afternoon. Pecora has been an outside hitter for the Justin Sienna Varsity volleyball team the past two years and has earned All-Marin County Athletic League and All-Napa County honors while there. She led the varsity squad in digs, kills, and serves received her senior season. Pecora will be majoring in Digital Art while at Dominican.

 

February 1, 2006

Dominican volleyball players recognized as 2005 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2005 Daktronics-NAIA Volleyball All-America Scholar Athletes yesterday. Student-Athletes must be nominated by their head coach, be a junior or above in academic standing, and maintain a 3.5 or higher cumulateve GPA. Those Dominican University of California athletes awarded this honor for the 2005 season are juniors Jenna Fussell and Ashley Wells.

Fussell, a senior academically, is a left side hitter from Vacaville, California studying Biology. Fussell played in 53 of Dominican’s 69 games. She led the team with 158 kills (2.98 k/g) and was tied for the lead with 16 service aces. She was also second on the team with 3.74 digs per game. Fussell was named to the California Pacific Conference All-Conference First Team.

Wells, who is studying Biology, hails from Maxwell, California and has been Dominican’s starting setter the past two seasons. Wells played in 52 of the Lady Penguins’ games, was Dominican’s assist leader with 562 assists on the season (10.81 a/g), and was third on the team in digs and blocks. Wells earned numerous other awards during the season, including being named to the California Pacific Conference All-Conference Second Team, being named Cal Pac Setter of the Week five times and Cal Pac Player of the Week once.