WALTHAM, Mass. – With six-foot junior Weronika Wiezik (Szczyrk, Poland) leading the way, Dowling College registered a 3-1 victory over Bentley University in non-conference women's volleyball Sunday at the Dana Center. The scores of the closely-contested contest were 25-19, 22-25, 25-15 and 25-23.

Dowling, ranked third in the latest NCAA Division II East Region rankings, improved to 23-5 with its ninth straight week. Bentley, eighth in those same rankings, dropped to 17-9 with one regular season match remaining.

Wiezik powered the Golden Lions with 26 kills, 16 digs, three aces and a .286 hitting percentage. The visitors from Long Island also received strong performances from senior Dragana Jelovac (Tivat, Montenegro) and senior setter Kayla Dillman. Jelovac hit .526 with 15 kills and only one error, and Dillman amassed assists on 56 of the team's 63 kills.

Senior Jaci Buscher (Lakewood, Colo./Rocky Mountain HS) and junior Lauren Van Buren (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa HS) both put down 15 kills for Bentley, and led the Falcons with 16 assists apiece.

The opening set featured ten ties before a kill by Dowling's Mikalah Hughes (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) put the visitors in front to stay at 15-15 and launched a 10-4 run.

It was Bentley's turn to pull away late in the second as kills by senior Stephanie Metzger (Georgetown, Texas/Liberty Hill HS) and Van Buren finished a 10-6 spurt.

The fourth was tied at 23-23 before Dowling wrapped up the match with a kill by Wiezik and a match-ending block.

Freshman setter Krista Campbell (Newtown, Pa./Council Rocks North HS) finished with 26 assists and eight digs for the Falcons and senior libero Jessica Segal (West Harrison, N.Y./Harrison HS) made 22 digs. Bentley also received three blocks apiece from senior Shelby Kreienberg (Pittsford, N.Y./ Pittsford Mendon HS) and sophomore McKenna Buck (Renton, Wash./Holy Names HS).

Bentley will close out the regular season next Saturday at American International.