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March 26, 2006

Lady Chargers Take Two From Queens College, 4-2 and 4-2

Blauvelt, NY (3/26/06) The Dominican college softball team swept a non-conference double-header from Queens College, 4-2 and 4-2 this afternoon.

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Dominican Lady Chargers Take Two From Queens College, 4-2 and 4-2

Blauvelt, NY (3/26/06)  The Dominican college softball team swept a non-conference double-header from Queens College, 4-2 and 4-2 this afternoon.

Sarah Beck (Milton, NY) put the Lady Chargers on the board in the first inning, hitting a solo home run to right field.  Dominican added a run in the second off a Queens error.  Sophomore Jackie Terpstra (Middletown, NY) doubled home Melanie Hestermann (Lacey Township, NJ) in the fourth to give DC a 3-0 lead.  Queens got on the board with a run in the fifth to cut the lead to 3-1, but the Lady Chargers added a run in the fifth, en route to the 4-2 victory.

Katie Farrugia (Cornwall, NY) went 2-3 with a run scored as Christine Stathes (Cornwall, NY) picked up the win, scattering three hits in seven innings.

In the second game, the Lady Chargers exploded for four runs in the fifth inning as Kristine Knuth (Staten Island, NY) and Stathes got back to back one out singles, followed by a three run homer by Beck for her second of the day.  One batter later, Farrugia followed suit with a solo shot to give the team a 4-0 lead.

Queens scored two runs in the sixth, but it wouldn't be enough as DC came away with the 4-2 win.

Dominican starter Michelle Krupna (Sparta, NJ) got the complete game win, allowing six hits and striking out nine.

The team is back in action on Tuesday, March 28th when they travel to Georgian Court University for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference double header.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.