FLUSHING, N.Y. – On Tuesday (Aug. 30), head coach
Stefan Leger and his young Knights squad will open an eight-game home stand beginning with a trip to Orangeburg, New York as they match up against the Dominican University New York Chargers.
Series History
- Record: 1-2
- Last Matchup: September 3, 2021 (L 1-3) | Current Streak: L1
- Tuesday's matchup will be the first match taking place in Orangeburg as all previous three meetings have come at Neutral sites.
Game Notes
Live Stats: https://www.chargerathletics.com/sports/wvball/2022-23/boxscores/20220830_9dpg.xml
Live Stream: https://caccnetwork.com/dominican/?bfplayvid=412555
Queens College
- The Knights opened the 2022 season falling to two of the toughest East regional opponent as they were defeated 3-1 by New Haven and 3-0 by Bridgeport on Friday.
- Queens would bounce back on Saturday as they swept Nyack 3-0 and edged out Post in a 3-2 five-set thriller.
- Senior Alexis Deodat (Tampa Bay, FL), and Christina Franco (Lynbrook, N.Y.) led the way with double-doubles as Deodat notched 12 kills and 12 digs, while Franco tallied 12 kills and 23 digs.
- On Monday, the East Coast Conference office awarded Deodat and Franco performances as they were named to the Honor Roll sheet.
- While freshman Ryann Frontera (Dripping Springs, TX) put up an impressive performance in four matches including notching 25 digs twice.
- Frontera would earn the first ECC Rookie of the Week honors for her performance.
- Deodat leads the Knights with 47.5 points having tallied 35 kills, seven service aces, and six blocks.
- While Franco has tallied 36 kills and is coming off a combined 23 kills in the wins over Nyack and Post.
Dominican University New York
- The Chargers are 0-3 on the young season having fallen to Saint Rose, Chowan, and Shepherd.
- Dominican were swept in two of their matches, while they took Chowan to four sets.
- Kaitlyn Carr leads the Chargers with 33 kills, and 19 digs and Lindley McCutcheon has notched 16 kills in three matches.
- Dominican went 8-19 last season and has been voted to finish fifth in the CACC North Division.
UP NEXT: On Friday (Sept. 2) the Knights travel to Lakewood, New Jersey as they matchup against Shepherd University hosted by Georgian Court University. First Serve is set for 5:00 P.M.
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