Women's Volleyball : Lady Penguins go 2-1  

The Dominican Women's Volleyball team continued to improve this past week. Despite a 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-21) loss to NCAA powerhouse Cal State East Bay at home last Wednesday, the team quickly rebounded on the road with a 3-1 win at Simpson University on Thursday (25-13, 25-15, 23-25, 25-15) followed by a gut-check come-from-behind 3-2 win at William-Jessup University on Friday (23-25, 24-26, 25-13, 25-20, 15-7). 

For the week, Sophomore Setter Brooke Swingle averaged 8.0 assists per game and had 3.30 digs/game. Of Dominican's 49 kills against William-Jessup, 41 were off of Swingle's sets. Junior Outside Hitter Gabby Pecora continued to tear up opposing defenses as she averaged a team-leading 3.75 kills/game and a .272 kill percentage. Pecora also led the team in total service aces with 7, and was second in Digs with 3.75/game. Junior Outside Hitter Lorel Grande had 2.42 kills/game and 2.75 digs/game. Senior Team Captain Amanda Wagner had 1.27 kills/game and 1.27 digs/game. Grande and Wagner each had five services aces. Freshman Outside Hitter Cayla Morphew led the team with seven total blocks and 1.33 digs/game.  

The team's record now stands at 3-5 with a 3-1 record in conference play. The team is in for another marathon week as they hit the road for matches at Academy of Art, UC Santa Cruz and Pacific Union College. Their next home match comes next Friday, October 10th as they host Holy Names University in a 7:00 p.m. match.  

Photo : Brooke Swingle (foreground), Cayla Morphew (background)

Men's Soccer : Guevera, Romeo dominate as Penguins crushes Cal Maritime   

The Dominican Men's Soccer team finally came away with a win, dominating the hapless Keel-haulers of Cal Maritime in a 7-1 route this past Saturday. 

In a stunning performance on the road, Freshman Midfielder Pedro Guevera scored the first three goals of the game, and would add two more before the end. Senior Forward Brandon Romeo would also score his first two goals of the season, and the Penguins never looked back.

Earlier in the week, the team took a tough 4-0 loss to the Hawks of Holy Names University.  

Guevera's first goal ended a three-match scoring drought for the Penguins, and bodes well as the Penguins look ahead to the remainder of the season. All twelve of their remaining contests are against Cal Pac Conference opponents.  

The team's record now stands at 1-3-2 with a 1-1 record in Cal Pac Conference play. Their next home match comes this Saturday as they host William-Jessup University in a 1:00 p.m. match.    

Photo : Brandon Romeo  

Bratsberg, Lindemuth lead Women's Soccer past Holy Names  

The Lady Penguins of Dominican Women's Soccer broke out of a three game winless streak with a thorough 4-1 thumping of the Lady Hawks of Holy Names University this past Wednesday..

Freshman Midfielder Julianna Bratsberg scored the first goals of her collegiate career, putting Dominican up early on with a goal in the seventh minute. Bratsberg would score again to break a 1-1 tie in the 31st minute, and the route was on. Freshman Forward Annika Lindemuth scored in the 51st minute to put the game away. Not to be outdone by their Freshman teammates, Team Captains Eleanna Mendez and Bridget Folan each came up strong. Mendez scored the game's final goal in the 68th minute and Folan would assist on Lindemuth's score. Sophomore Defender Michelle Mason also contributed with two assists. Sophomore Goalkeeper Alicia Paulsen had three saves.    

The team's record now stands at 4-2-1 with a 1-0 record in Cal Pac conference play. The defending Cal Pac Conference Champions, they'll play their next home game this Saturday as they host William-Jessup University in a 11:00 a.m. match.   

Photo : Annika Lindemuth challenges the Holy Names goalkeeper

This Week's Schedule
(Bold lettering indicates home competitions)

Day	Date	Team	Opponent	Time
Thursday	October 2	Men's Golf	at Cal Maritime	7:30 a.m.
Thursday	October 2	Women's Volleyball	at Academy of Art Univ.	4:00 p.m.
Friday	October 3	Women's Volleyball	at UC Santa Cruz	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	October 4	Women's Soccer	vs. William-Jessup Univ.	11:00 a.m.
Saturday	October 4	Men's Soccer	vs. William-Jessup Univ.	1:00 p.m.
Saturday	October 4	Women's Volleyball	at Pacific Union Univ.	7:00 p.m.

Photos courtesy of Shaina Talbot
Graphics courtesy of Brandon Davis
Content by Michael Rupp
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