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LADY CHARGERS LACROSSE DEFEAT UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
March 11, 2011

LADY CHARGERS LACROSSE DEFEAT UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport, CT (3/11/11) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team even their record to 1-1 on the season after defeating host, University of Bridgeport, 20-8, this evening in a non-conference game. Brianna Blank (Point Pleasant, NJ) and Maggie Brocklebank (Long Branch, NJ) led the Lady Chargers' offense as they each netted five goals.

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Bridgeport, CT (3/11/11)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team even their record to 1-1 on the season after defeating host, University of Bridgeport, 20-8,  this evening in a non-conference game.  Brianna Blank (Point Pleasant, NJ) and Maggie Brocklebank (Long Branch, NJ) led the Lady Chargers' offense as they each netted five goals.

Dominican opened up the game with five straight goals as Silje Karlsen (Vernon, NJ) recorded her first and second goals of the season, while Blank tallied her first two goals of the game during the run.  Brocklebank scored her fourth goal of the season and junior Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) scored her first goal of the game as DC took a 5-0 lead with 17:34 left in the first half.

After a UB goal, Dominican went on another 3-0 spurt as Blank scored her third goal of the game, while Williams and Karlsen added goals to increase the DC lead to 8-1 with 12:11 left in the first half.  After two goals by the Purple Knights, sophomore Elizabeth Schmidt (Montgomery, NY) scored her first goal of the season as Dominican went into the break with a 9-4 lead.

DC scored the first four goals of the second half to increase the lead to 13-4 and went on to outscore Bridgeport 11-4 over the remaining 21 minutes as they went on to the 20-8 victory.

Williams and Karlsen each finished with three goals and an assist on the night, while Schmidt had two goals.

Goalie Amanda Caprio (Point Pleasant, NJ) made five saves in her first collegiate victory.

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.