WOMEN'S SOFTBALL EARNS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTH

April 30, 2012

Orangeburg, NY (4/30/12) The Dominican College softball team has earned their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance as was announced by the NCAA this morning. The Lady Chargers won their third straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship this past weekend, thus securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.

Orangeburg, NY (4/30/12) The Dominican College softball team has earned their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance as was announced by the NCAA this morning. The Lady Chargers won their third straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship this past weekend, thus securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.

Four teams will participate at each of 16 regional sites in double-elimination tournaments. Regional competition will be held May 4-6.

The Lady Chargers will participate in the east 2 regional site portion of the bracket which will be hosted by #3 C.W. Post University.

Dominican has an overall record of 37-15 and posted a 4-0 record last week during play at the CACC Championships. DC has earned the sixth seed in the east regional and will face, C.W. Post University on Friday, May 4th at 1pm.

Click here to view the complete east regional 2 site bracket.

Winners will advance to the super regionals May 11-12. The finals will be held May 16-19 at Knights Field in Louisville, Ky., and will be hosted by Bellarmine and the Louisville Sports Commission.

Click here to view the complete release from the NCAA.

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.