(10/22/05) Hackettstown, NJ -- The Lady Cyclones Volleyball team swept the visiting Dolphins of Mount Saint Vincent earlier this afternoon 3-0, to extend their winning streak to three matches.

Although every game was tightly contested, the Centenary women stepped up when they needed it.  For the first time this season, the volleyball program has won three consecutive matches, the last being in the Skyline Conference.  The victory improves the women to 8-14 overall, 2-3 in the conference, with three more Skyline opponents left.  A sweep of all three could possibly put the Lady Cyclones in for the final playoff spot, but they will need some help along the way.  This afternoon it was a total team effort as no one player totaled more than six kills or twenty digs.  The Lady Cyclones picked each other up when someone went down, and took over each game when the opportunity arose.

Christina Boyer (Flemington/Hunterdon Central) led the team with six kills and 18 digs.  Dairomy Bolano (Passaic/Paterson Catholic) added five kills, as Nadia Reinoso (Paterson/Paterson Catholic) chipped in with four kills and four aces.  Maggie Burdick (Clark/Johnson Regional) one of the team's two setters, tallied eight assists and 12 digs as well in the victory.

For the Dolphins in the loss, the team's offensive leader Roxanne Pedergast (Center Moriches, NY/Westhampton Beach) registered seven kills and five digs, while Jacqui Dauphinais (North Yarmouth, MA/Dennis-Yarmouth Regional) added two kills and 18 digs.  In the best all-around performance for MSV, Monique Lopez (Bronx, NY/Aquinas) collected six assists, three aces, and 16 digs.

Centenary will take to the court again on Wednesday night when they travel to Hoboken, NJ for a match versus Stevens at 7:00 pm.

(10/15/05) Hackettstown, NJ -- The Centenary Lady Cyclones Volleyball team notched their second consecutive victory earlier today, with a 3-0 sweep over Maritime College.

In a match that the Centenary women were looking to gain their first conference victory from, the Lady Cyclones did just that.  They came out from the start with a high level of intensity and took control of the match from its early stages.  The visiting Privateers of Maritime never got into the flow of the match dropping the first game, 30-11.  From there the Lady Cyclones were able to use their depth on the bench to extend the game lead to 2-0, with 30-6 win in the second frame.  The hosts' closed out the day with a 30-15 win, and their seventh victory overall.

Centenary was led by Nadia Reinoso (Paterson/Paterson Catholic) who totaled nine kills and one dig.  Jennifer Vail (New Providence/New Providence) added four kills and eight digs, Tomomi Kise (Osaka, Japan) who chipped in with four kills and four digs, and Jolyn Veres (Denville/Morris Knolls) notched 15 assists, one kill, and four aces.

Maritime's Jeanette Golson (Brooklyn, NY/Transit Tech) tallied three kills, as her teammate Brittany McVea (Callimus, NY/West Genesse) totaled two assists to go along with her eight digs, in the loss.

The Lady Cyclones will be action again next weekend, when they host Mount Saint Vincent for a match schedule for 1:00 pm.  That afternoon will also be Centenary's Senior Day as it will be their final home match of the season.

(10/12/05) Hackettstown, NJ -- The Centenary Women's Volleyball team downed visiting John Jay College 3-2 earlier this evening to snap a seven match losing streak.

After dropping the opening game 28-30, the Lady Cyclones seemed to be on their way to another close but not quite night.  However following the loss, Centenary ran off two wins in a row, capturing the second game 30-21 and then third 31-29 to pull within one victory of a match win.

The home team had to make it exciting, losing a 15-5 lead halfway through the fourth game, en route to a 24-30 game final.  The Lady Cyclones put it all back together in the final game, taking the earlier advantage and never allowing the visiting Bloodhounds a chance to steal another one, as they sealed the victory 15-6.  The win improves the Centenary women to 6-14 overall on the season, and also marks the end of their non-conference play.

Juniors' Christina Boyer (Flemington/Hunterdon Central) and Nadia Reinoso (Paterson / Paterson Catholic) paced the home team tonight, as Boyer tallied 17 kills, 37 digs, and one block.  Reinoso added 12 kills, two digs, and four blocks.  Centenary setter Jolyn Veres (Denville / Morris Knolls) totaled a game high 24 assists, to go along with her 10 digs, and five aces.  Freshman libero Tomomi Kise (Osaka, Japan) added to her team leading dig total, collecting 37 from the back-row in tonight's victory.

As for John Jay, Takeisha Diaz (Brooklyn, NY/Fashion Industries) notched a team high 14 kills in addition to her 12 digs.  Chiara Baruffaldi (Ossining, NY/Ossining) chipped in with 18 assists, 14 digs, and two aces as teammate Lisa Cubair (Richmond Hill, NY/Richmond Hill) added four kills, three aces, and 34 digs in the loss.

Centenary will be in action this Saturday at home for Homecoming Weekend.  They play host to Maritime College at 1:00 pm.

(10/05/05) Hackettstown, NJ -- Visiting Cedar Crest College defeated Centenary in their women's volleyball match 3-0 earlier this evening.

The Falcons took control of the match early, winning the opening game 30-27.  In the second game, they fought back from a 24-17 hole to push the game into extra points.  In the extra time, both sides traded points until Cedar Crest was able to score the final point of the game, taking the victory 36-34.

After such an exciting, nail biter of a second game, both teams seemed to relax in the final game of the night.  Unfortunately for the Lady Cyclones, they were unable to get back the intensity of the previous game, and the women fell 19-30 to close out the match.

For Cedar Crest Maria Pritz (Holmes, PA/Cardinal O'Hara) and Elizabeth Bauer (Coplay, PA/Whitehall) paced the offense tallying 13 and 11 kills respectively.  Kim King (Frederick, MD/Frederick) chipped in with three kills and 17 digs, as Helen Luu (Upper Darby, PA/Upper Darby) notched a team high 20 assists.  Michelle Durning (Pipersville, PA/C.B. West ) also contributed five kills and 16 digs in the Falcon victory.

As for the Lady Cyclones Nadia Reinoso (Paterson / Paterson Catholic) was the highpoint collecting 12 kills and three aces, as teammate Heather Domotor (Kendall Park / South Brunswick) added 10 kills and 13 digs.  Freshman Jolyn Veres (Denville / Morris Knolls) totaled 15 assists, to go along with six digs in the loss.

(09/14/05) Hackettstown, NJ -- The Centenary volleyball team dropped their second Conference match of the season 3-0, to visiting USMMA earlier this evening.

The Lady Cyclones fresh off their first victory of the year, lost three consecutive games 21-30, 26-30, and 20-30 to King's Point this evening to fall to 1-6 overall, 0-2 in the Skyline.  The visiting Mariners top two hitters, Janine Wachter (Smithtown, NY/Hauppague) and Holly Cummings (Alexandria, VA/Alexandria) added to their team leading totals, notching 14 and 10 kills respectively.  Wachter also added 12 digs to go along with Kit Jablonki's (Portland, OR/Lincoln) game high 21 assists.

For Centenary in the loss, Nadia Reinoso (Paterson / Paterson Catholic) led the way with five kills, while Maggie Burdick (Clark / Johnson Regional) added 10 assists and Tomomi Kise (Osaka, Japan / Abeno) chipped in with 15 digs.  The Lady Cyclones will be in action again on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Keystone College for a tri-match at 11:00 am.

(09/07/05) Hackettstown, NJ -- Earlier this evening the visiting Blue Knights of Mount Saint Mary defeated Centenary 3-1 in women's volleyball.

In the conference opener for both Skyline institutions, Centenary jumped out to the early advantage, taking the first game 30-28.  From the Lady Cyclones would drop three consecutive extra-point games 34-36, 31-33, and 29-31.  All three extra point games had back-and-forth momentum swings by both teams, with neither team ever holding larger than a four-point lead.  Unfortunately for host Centenary, they were unable to put any of the games away and force a fifth and deciding game.

The Lady Cyclones Christina Boyer (Flemington/Hunterdon Central) led the attack with 14k kills, 14 digs, and four aces.  Heather Domotor (Kendall Park/South Brunswick) chipped in with 11 kills, seven digs, and five aces; while Nadia Reinoso (Paterson/Paterson Catholic) added 10 kills, five digs, and seven aces.  Centenary's Libero Tomomi Kise (Osaka, Japan) tallied 17 digs from her defensive position.  As for the Blue Knights, Shannon King (Beacon, NY/Beacon) and Ashley Barnhardt (Kingston, NY/Rondout Valley) paced the offense with 14 and 13 kills respectively.  Barnhardt also added a game high 23 digs, and five aces.  Senior setter Kelleigh King (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) notched 23 assists to go along with her three aces, and 11 digs in the victory.
   
Centenary drops to 0-5 overall, 0-1 in the Skyline with the loss, as Mount Saint Mary opens the year 1-0.  The Lady Cyclones will be in action again on Saturday afternoon, when they travel to College of Staten Island for a 12:00pm match.

Hackettstown, NJ -- The Women’s Volleyball team dropped their opening two matches on Thursday afternoon, by the same 3-1 score to Ramapo and Cabrini.

In the days first match, the Lady Cyclones were beaten by visiting Ramapo College, (30-22, 30-25, 21-30, and 30-22).  After going without a pre-season scrimmage, it was the team’s first action of the 2005 season.  Although losing the match, the Lady Cyclones looked very organized and the entire squad played well together, including four or five players that saw action coming off the bench Christina Boyer and Nadia Reinoso paced the hosts with eight and seven kills respectively.  Freshman setter Jolyn Veres added 11 assists, while Tomomi Kise recorded 24 digs and Boyer added 12.

The nightcap versus Cabrini College was another exciting four-game match, which saw Centenary compete in every game.  The Centenary women eventually drop the match 3-1, (22-30, 30-22, 30-27, and 30-27) but not until they taken the visiting Cavaliers to the limit.  Once again the team played very well, and were able to put together some nice rallies and offensive combinations.  Heather Domotor led the way for the women in the second match, tallying 14 kills and seven digs.  Reinoso again was very consistent with 10 kills and four aces.  Kise and Boyer both played a nice defensive game recording 17 and 12 digs respectively.  The Lady Cyclones will be in action again on Saturday afternoon at Kean University.

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	RESULT
SEPTEMBER
1	Cabrini Ramapo		L, 3-1/0-1 L, 3-1/0-2
3	Delaware Valley Kean		L,3-1/0-3 L,3-2/0-4
7	Mount Saint Mary %		L,3-1/0-5
10	College of Staten Island		W,3-0/1-5
14	USMMA %		L, 3-0/1-6
17	Keystone King's (PA)		W, 3-0/2-6 L, 3-0/2-7
22	Brooklyn College		W, 3-1/3-7
24	WIAC Invitational # Farmingdale Rutgers-Camden NJCU		W, 3-0/4-7 W, 3-0/5-7 L, 3-0/4-8
29	Montclair State		L, 3-0/4-9
OCTOBER
1	Old Westbury % Wilkes		L, 3-0 / 5-10 L, 3-0 / 5-11
5	Cedar Crest		L, 3-0/5-12
8	William Paterson Hunter		L, 3-0/5-13 L, 3-0/5-14
12	John Jay College		W, 3-2/6-14
15	Maritime College %		W, 3-0/7-14
22	Mount Saint Vincent %		W, 3-0/8-14
26	Stevens %		L, 3-0/8-15
29	Farmingdale State % St. Joseph's - Patchogue %		L, 3-2/8-16 L, 3-1/8-17
NOVEMBER
2	Skyline Conference Playoffs	TBA
5	Skyline Conference Final	TBA
Home games are BOLD % Skyline Athletic Conference contest # WIAC Invitational, held on the campus of Farmingdale State
Head Coach: Kathy Fink (5th Season, UNC - Pembroke '98) Assistant Coach: Debbie Tait

NO.	NAME	YR.	POS.	HT.	HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
2	Jennifer Vail	JR	MH/OP	5-8	New Providence/New Providence
3	Jennie Noto	FR	OH/OP	5-8	Colonia/Mother Seton RHS
5	Jamie Herold	SO	MB	5-6	Clinton/North Huntedon
7	Jolyn Veres	FR	SET	5-2	Denville/Morris Knolls
8	Christina Boyer	JR	OH/S	5-6	Flemington/Hunterdon Central
9	Nora Wakefield	FR	DEF	5-4	St. Paul, MN/North HS
10	Mirela Muhic	JR	LIB/OP	5-6	Hackettstown/Mount Olive
11	Tomomi Kise	FR	LIB	5-5	Osaka, Japan/Abeno HS
12	Maggie Burdick	JR	S/OP	5-3	Clark/Johnson Reg.
13	Heather Domotor	SO	OH/LIB/OP	5-8	Kendall Park/South Brunswick
14	Marissa Carrozza	SO	LIB/OP	4-11	Toms River/Toms River North
15	Dairomy Bolano	JR	OH/OP	5-6	Passaic/Paterson Catholic
22	Kerri Abbott	FR	DEF	5-7	Lodi/Lodi
23	Kasana Akridge	JR	MH	6-0	Englewood/Dwight Morrow
25	Nadia Reinoso	JR	MB	5-11	Paterson/Paterson Catholic
27	Laura Tucciarone	FR	LIB	5-1	Scarsdale, NY/East Chester
29	Ling Cheng	SR	MH	5-8	Fushou, China/Fujian Business
Head Coach: Kathy Fink (5th Season, UNC - Pembroke '98) Assistant Coach: Debbie Tait

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