Dominican Wins PacWest Community Engagement Award
In its inaugural season in the Pacific West Conference, Dominican University of California has been named winner of the PacWest's Community Engagement Award for its student-athletes' efforts on and off campus.

“It was very difficult to select a winner this year because of the outstanding effort by the student-athletes in the PacWest,” Bob Hogue, commissioner of the PacWest, said. “But the Dominican University of California student-athletes did an exceptional job and they, along with their institution, deserve this award.”
Dominican will receive a plaque commemorating its selection in June.

“We thank the Pacific West Conference for this award and its recognition,” said Dominican President Joseph R. Fink. “It reflects the energy and commitment we have devoted toward our athletics program and its outreach to the campus and community at large. Our entrance into NCAA Division II athletics and the PacWest Conference has generated an incredible amount of interest and support that our student-athletes are passing on to their classmates, staff, faculty, alumni and the Dominican community that surrounds our campus.”

Penguins Men's Basketball Adds Top Recruits
Coach Bret Tovani will welcome a deep and talented 2010 recruiting class for next season, led by Connor Haysbert, a 6-foot-8 center out of Center High School in Sacramento who was the Capitol Valley Conference MVP last season, and Brendan Holmes, who last season at Marina High School broke its all-time career scoring record set by former Duke star Cherokee Parks and also passed former Stanford All-American Casey Jacobson in career three point field goals made in California prep basketball history. Joining them as incoming freshmen will be Myles Carrillo out of Foothill High School, who was the MVP in the Sea View League in Southern California,  and Ian Collins, a Santa Rosa JC product by way of Piner High School where he was league MVP and Co-MVP of the Redwood Empire his senior year in 2005.

Women's Basketball Team Names 2010 Recruits
Coach Brianna Chambers announced her recruiting class for the 2010-11 season, which will start with an exhibition game at Conlan Center against Menlo College on Nov. 2. The Penguins will open their regular season schedule on Nov. 12 at NCAA Division I foe CSU Bakersfield, Chambers' alma mater. Incoming freshmen include 6-foot-2 Lauren Hyatt out of Serrano High School in Phelan;  Mary Kate Jankowski, a 6-foot center and the team's Most Valuable Player from LaReina High School in Thousand Oaks;  Alyssa Prudencio, a 5-5 guard out from Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose; 5-6 guard Noelle Roldan, a two-time Monticello Empire League MVP from Napa High School; and Kalya Valentine of Chico, a 5-6 guard from Don Lugo High School.

Dominican's New Volleyball Coach Announces Inaugural Class
Coach Gayle Stammer's first recruiting class as new coach of the women's volleyball team includes outside hitters 5-foot-11 Hannah Stocking from Ashland (Ore.) High School, 5-9 Ria Falealili out of Long Beach Poly, and Jessica Jones from Christian Brothers High in Sacramento. Lauren Clark is a 5-11 middle hitter out of Otay Ranch Senior High in Chula Vista while Sarah Bain, a transfer from Western Oregon University, and Kelsey Lardner from Placer High in Auburn have the ability to be setters for the Lady Penguins. Ashley Pittman, out of Sonora High, is touted as a defensive specialist. Dominican's 2010 volleyball season starts with a tournament at Sonona State University on September 3.