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April 4, 2006

Dominican Softball Sweeps Felician College in CACC Double Header

Rutherford, NJ (4/4/06) The regionally ranked Dominican College softball team swept a Central Alantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double header from Felician College this afternoon. The Lady Chargers took the first game 4-1 and won the night cap, 2-1 to improve to 21-9 overall and 6-4 in the CACC.

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Dominican Softball Sweeps Felician College in CACC Double Header

Rutherford, NJ (4/4/06)  The regionally ranked Dominican College softball team swept a Central Alantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double header from Felician College this afternoon.  The Lady Chargers took the first game 4-1 and won the night cap, 2-1 to improve to 21-9 overall and 6-4 in the CACC.

Dominican took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as sophomore Kristine Knuth (Staten Island, NY) led off the game with a triple followed by a double by freshman Jamie Ollari (Hopatcong, NJ).  The Lady Chargers added to the lead in the third as Knuth got a one single and later stole second to move into scoring position for senior Katie Farrugia (Cornwall, NY) who came through with an RBI double to give DC a 2-0 lead.

The Lady Chargers added another run in the sixth as sophomore Jackie Terpstra (Middletown, NY) scored on a wild pitch, giving the team a 3-0 lead.  Felician fought back in the bottom stanza as Brittany Steiner (Edison, NJ) homered to put the Golden Falcons on the board, trailing 3-1.

DC scored the final run of the game as Ollari singled to led off the inning and later scored on the sacrifice fly by freshman Melanie Hestermann (Lacey Township, NJ).

Starter Michelle Krupna (Sparta, NJ) got the win, allowing five hits and getting four strike outs in her seventh win of the season.

In the night cap, both teams were held scoreless through 3 1/2 innings, but Felician got on the board in the bottom of the fourth as Steiner got a one out single and scored on the RBI double by Jenna Krowl (Kearny, NJ) to give the team their first lead of the day at 1-0.

Dominican fought back with a run in the top of the fifth as Hestermann singled to led off the inning and later scored on the RBI single by Krupna to tie the game at 1-1. 

In the top of the eighth, Ollari reached base on a Felician error, advanced to second on a ground out by Farrugia and scored on the RBI double by Sarah Beck (Milton, NY) for the game winning run as the Lady Chargers won the game 2-1.

Junior Michelle Bark (West Milford, NJ) picked up her sixth win of the season, pitching a complete game, allowing five hits and striking out seven.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow afternoon when they nost Pac University in a non-conference double header, starting at 3pm.

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.