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March 25, 2007

Lady Chargers Softball Splits With Queens College

Blauvelt, NY (3/25/07) The Dominican College softball squad split a non-conference double-header with Queens College this afternoon in Flushing, NY. The Lady Chargers dropped the first game, 0-2, but rallied to win the second game, 8-5.

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Lady Chargers Softball Splits With Queens College

Blauvelt, NY (3/25/07)  The Dominican College softball squad split a non-conference double-header with Queens College this afternoon in Flushing, NY.  The Lady Chargers dropped the first game, 0-2, but rallied to win the second game, 8-5.

Freshman hurler Christy Sanders threw a one hit shutout to help Queens to a 2-0 win in game one.  Sanders retired the first 11 batters she faced before surrendering a single to Dominican's Sarah Beck (MIlton, NY). The only other DC batter to reach base was Cara Piasecki (Port Monmouth, NJ), who drew a one out walk in the sixth. QC's runs came in the fifth when Jay Henck singled in Patti Cronin and Katie Karpinski follwed with a double to plate Henck.

Senior Michelle Krupna (Sparta, NJ) suffered the loss, dropping her record to 2-1 on the year.

In game two, the Lady Chargers jumped on the board early with two runs in the first on a two out single by freshman Laurie Edwards (Riverhead, NY), scoring Kristine Knuth (Staten Island, NY) who led off the inning with a single and Sarah Beck (Milton, NY) who got on with a walk.

Queens tied the game at 2-2 with runs int he third and fourth innings, but DC exploded for four runs in the fifth for a 6-2 lead.  Beck hit a two run homer to highlight the four run inning.

Krupna added a home run in the top of the seventh for the 8-5 victory.

Junior Christine Stathes (Cornwall, NY) got the win to improve her record to 3-1 on the year.

Dominican is back in action on Wednesday, March 28th when they host Caldwell College in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) softball action. 

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.