Box Score
CALDWELL, N.J. – The Caldwell College volleyball team swept Dominican College in three sets, 25-16, 25-22, 25-18 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match Wednesday night in the George R. Newman Center. The Cougars, who are now 6-7 overall, remain unbeaten in conference play at 3-0. The Lady Chargers drop to 1-11, 1-2 CACC.

Freshman outside hitter Taylor Zaeske (S. Milwaukee, WI/S. Milwaukee) put down seven of Caldwell's 15 kills in the first set to help the Cougars get out to a 1-0 lead in the match. The Cougars led for most of the second set, but never by more than three points as Dominican stayed close. With the score tied at 22-22, a kill by senior middle blocker Kasey Bausch (Bellmore, NY/Holy Trinity), a Dominican attack error and a service ace from junior libero Jaclyn Del Cid (Bogota, NJ/Bogota) gave Caldwell the set and a 2-0 advantage. Junior outside hitter Athena Nestoras (Los Angeles, CA/St. Monica) and freshman middle blocker Taylor Kovach (Oregon, OH/Clay) each had four kills in the set.

The Cougars held the lead throughout the third set and put the match away with back-to-back kills from Nestoras and a final kill by Zaeske to complete the sweep. Caldwell has yet to lose a set in conference play through three matches.

Zaeske finished with a team-best 15 kills to go with 11 digs, while Nestoras had 11 kills, a team-high 16 digs and a .455 hitting percentage. Kovach also added 10 kills and hit .529. Senior Lisa Roth (Gilbert, AZ/Williams Field) and freshman Rachel Carpenter (Newark, OH/Newark) shared the setting duties, with Roth delivering 25 assists in two sets and Carpenter dishing out 12 assists in one set of action. Del Cid contributed 12 digs. Tori Dexter led Dominican with 13 kills and 15 digs.

Next up for the Cougars is a CACC match at Chestnut Hill College on Friday, Sept. 27, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pa.

CC (3) – 25 25 25
DC (0) – 16 22 18