WOMEN'S LACROSSE DEFEAT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

April 15, 2010

WOMEN'S LACROSSE DEFEAT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (4/15/10) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team defeated the visiting Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College, 11-9, this afternoon in a non-conference game at the DC Lacrosse Field.

Orangeburg, NY (4/15/10) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team defeated the visiting Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College, 11-9, this afternoon in a non-conference game at the DC Lacrosse Field.

Dominican opened up the scoring as sophomore Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) tallied her first goal of the game off the assist from midfielder Sarah Kiernan (Saugerties, NY) with 28:37 remaining in the first half. The Spartans then went on a 3-0 run to take a 3-1 lead, but DC charged back with a 6-0 run to close out the first half with an 7-3 lead. Kiernan converted a free position shot for the first goal of the run, followed by a Williams unassisted goal. Junior attacker Amanda Matos (Vernon, NJ) recorded her first goal of the game off the dish from Williams to lift the Lady Chargers to a 4-3 lead.

Williams completed the run with three unanswered goals with assists coming off the sticks of freshman Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) and Matos for the 7-3 lead at the intermission.

STAC answered back with a 4-0 run to start the second half to tie the contest at 7-7, but a 2-0 spurt by Matos with an assist credited to Williams regained a 9-7 advantage for the Lady Chargers.

A Spartan goal cut the lead to 9-8 with 9:40 left in regulation, but a second 2-0 run by DC with Kiernan and Fiorvanti scoring goals off passes from Williams and Matos put Dominican up 11-8 en route to the 11-9 victory.

Lady Charger goalie Lindsey Grundfast (Saugerties, NY) made five saves in 54:10 of action, while Heather Wannamaker (Blauvelt, NY) played 5:50 minutes.

With the victory Dominican improves to 4-7 overall.

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.