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The Charger lacrosse team lost their inaugural CACC game this afternoon to the Griffins of Chestnut Hill College.
April 16, 2011

HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY RALLYS TO DEFEAT WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Philadelphia, PA (4/16/11) The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team rallied from a 7-2 first half deficit and outscored the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 7-5, in the second half to win a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game, 14-12, this afternoon. With the loss Dominican falls to 6-5 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

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Philadelphia, PA (4/16/11)  The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team rallied from a 7-2 first half deficit and outscored the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 7-5, in the second half to win a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game, 14-12, this afternoon.  With the loss Dominican falls to 6-5 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

Senior midfielder Silje Karlsen (Vernon, NJ) led the Lady Chargers with four goals.  Sarah Kiernan (Saugerties, NY) netted three goals, while Traci-Joan Muniz (Middlesex, NJ) and Maggie Brocklebank (Long Branch, NJ) each scored two goals a-piece in the loss.

Freshman goalie Amanda Caprio (Point Pleasant, NJ) made nine saves.

Dominican scored four goals in the first 9:20 of the first half to take a 4-0 lead.  Karlsen netted the first two goals of the contest, while Brocklebank tallied her first goal of the game just over a minute later off an assist from Muniz.  Muniz netted her 10th goal of the game on a free position shot for the 4-0 lead.

The Tigers got a goal with 19:36 left to play, but Kiernan scored back-to-back goals to regain a 6-1 lead.  After Holy Family netted their second goal, Kiernan completed the hat trick with the seventh DC goal of the half with 11:50 to go in the half.  Holy Family closed out the first half with a 5-0 run to tie the game at 7-7.

Brocklebank scored the first goal of the second half to put the Lady Chargers up, 8-7, but three unanswered Tiger goals gave them their first lead of the game, 10-8.  Karlsen scored her third goal of the game with 20:21 left to play to bring DC within a goal, 10-9, but a free position goal by Holy Family made the score 11-9.

Sophomore Brianna Blank (Point Pleasant, NJ) netted an unassisted goal with 18:09 to play to cut the deficit to one goal, but a 2-0 spurt by the Tigers put them up 13-10.  Muniz took a pass from Elizabeth Schmidt (Montgomery, NY) to score her 11th goal of the season with 9:37 on the clock, but less than a minute later HFU regained a three goal lead, 14-11.

Karlsen netted the game's last goal with 1:38 to go for the final, 14-12 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.