BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College (N.Y.) volleyball team hits the road for back-to-back matches, starting on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Queens College (N.Y.) before taking on Dominican College (N.Y.) College in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Both contests are set to begin at 7 p.m.
Match Information: Queens College
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 18 2018 | 7 p.m.
Location: Flushing, N.Y. | Fitzgerald Gymnasium
All-Time Series: Queens leads 1-17
Last Time: Queens 3-0 (Oct. 13, 2016)
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
Match Information: Dominican College
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 19 2018 | 7 p.m.
Location: Orangeburg, N.Y. | Hennessy Center
All-Time Series: Dominican leads 15-9
Last Time: Concordia 3-0 (Oct. 31, 2017)
Media Coverage: Live Stats
About the Clippers
Concordia (0-5, 0-4 CACC) heads into the midweek tilts after 3-0 setback to Georgian Court on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Clippers average 9.24 kills per set on a .086 hitting percentage with 15.71 digs, 8.29 assists, 1.82 service aces and 1.47 blocks.
Junior right-side hitter Tatienne Tugade-Sua (Kalihi, Hawaii) paces Concordia with 4.41 digs and 2.12 kills, both team highs, with senior setter Bianca Ortiz (Ponce, Puerto Rico) dishing out a team-leading 5.24 assists. Senior middle blocker Lauren Peters (Monterey Park, Calif.) boasts 0.94 blocks while freshman outside hitter Nilka Rivera (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) serves a team-leading 0.41 aces to go with 3.29 digs and 2.06 kills.
About the Knights
Queens (0-9, 0-1 ECC) hosts Concordia in their home opener after a 3-0 defeat at Saint Rose on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Knights average 6.37 kills per set on a .023 clip with 11.52 digs, 5.93 assists, 1.15 blocks and 0.93 service aces
Dee-Ann Mitchell records a team-leading 1.80 kills with 2.40 digs, second-best on the team behind Gina Giacalone's 3.17, while Alisha Matthews dishes out 4.50 with a team-high 0.23 aces and Briana Green boasts a team-best 0.59 blocks.
About the Chargers
Dominican (1-10, 1-3 CACC) treks to the College of St. Rose on Monday, Sept. 17 before hosting the Clippers. Heading into the week, the Chargers average 6.73 kills per set on a .031 hitting percentage with 12.35 digs, 6.27 assists, 0.95 blocks and 0.89 service aces.
Emmalyn LaPier leads the Chargers' offense with 1.81 kills, getting her feeds from Lily Ainsworth who dishes out 5.17 assists, while also service a team-high 0.27 aces. Natalie Perez anchors the back line with 3.38 digs and Jaid Harrell chips in a team-leading 0.43 blocks.
Up Next
The Clippers host Goldey-Beacom on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m.
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