WOMEN'S LACROSSE LOSES TO GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

April 8, 2010

WOMEN'S LACROSSE LOSES TO GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (4/8/10) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team lost to Georgian Court University, 19-8, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) lacrosse action at the DC Lacrosse Field.

Orangeburg, NY (4/8/10) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team lost to Georgian Court University, 18-7, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) lacrosse action at the DC Lacrosse Field.

GCU opened the game with three straight goals but the Lady Chargers charged back with two unaswered goals off the sticks of Amanda Matos (Vernon, NJ) on a free position shot and Kimberly Nunez (Fair Lawn, NJ) to cut the deficit to 3-2 with 17:33 remaining in the first half.

The Lions roared back with a 4-0 run to take a 7-2 lead before Nunez recorded her second goal of the game off the assist from freshman Michelle Fiorvanti (Commack, NY) to make the score 7-3. A second 4-0 run by Georgian Court made the score 11-3 at the intermission.

GCU opened the second half with their fifth unanswered goal to take a 12-3 lead before DC went on a 2-0 run with goals from Sarah Kiernan (Saugerties, NY) off another free position shot and one from Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) off the pass from Fiorvanti to cut the Lion lead to 12-5.

Georgian Court put the game away with a 6-0 run to increase their lead to 18-5 but Kiernan and Williams each netted their second goals of the game with Fiorvanti picking up her third assist of the game to make the score 18-7 with 7:49 remaining in regulation. GCU closed out the scoring with a goal with 3:49 left in the contest for the final 19-7 score.

Lady Charger goalie Lindsey Grundfast (Saugerties, NY) had 10 saves in the loss.

With the loss Dominican falls to 1-7 overall and 1-6 in the CACC.

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.