SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The Chaminade University women's volleyball team on Saturday defeated Dominican University of California at the Conlon Center, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16.
 
Tabby Allen (Leander, Texas/Rouse) put down a match-high 16 kills for the Silverswords, who salvaged the final match of their three-match mainland road swing.
 
Reina Krueger (Fort Collins, Colo./Liberty Commons) and Mykelle Brainard (Carlsbad, Calif./Pacific Ridge), in her first career start, each added seven kills for the Silverswords, who got back to .500 at 12-12 and 6-8 in the Pacific West Conference.
 
Lilinoe Paschoal (Paukukalo, Maui, Hawai'i/Baldwin) tallied her 13th double-double of the season with 16 assists and a career-high 20 digs while Kyra Pagud (Honolulu/Moanalua) posted 10 digs.
 
Alexis Schwartz led the Penguins (4-18, 1-13 PacWest) with eight kills.
 
The 'Swords never trailed in the first set, rolling to the convincing win. Allen and Brainard combined for nine of the team's 15 kills in the frame.
 
In a competitive second set, a 3-0 run broke a 19-all deadline, thanks to a kill from Malena Mihalik (Santa Fe, Argentina/San Eugenio) and a kill and block from Brainard.
 
Nursing a 15-13 edge, the 'Swords went on a 10-3 surge to close out the match.
 
Chaminade hit .235 for the match with 47 kills, 39 assists, 68 digs, eight aces and two blocks. Dominican was held to a .159 hitting clip with 26 kills, 22 assists, 46 digs, three aces and seven blocks.
 
The Silverswords return to McCabe Gymnasium for their season-ending four-match home stand starting Thursday against defending PacWest champion and nationally-ranked Point Loma. The match will have a later start time of 7:30 p.m. because of the Hoops in Hawai'i Men's Tip-Off Classic basketball tournament also being played at McCabe.