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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE TOPS LADY CHARGERS LACROSSE
March 7, 2012

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE TOPS LADY CHARGERS LACROSSE

Hillburn, NY (3/7/12) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team opened up the 2012 season with a non-conference road loss to St. Thomas Aquinas College, 13-6, this afternoon in a game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex. With the loss, Dominican falls to 0-1 on the year, while St. Thomas Aquinas College improves to 1-0.

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Hillburn, NY (3/7/12)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team opened up the 2012 season with a non-conference road loss to St. Thomas Aquinas College, 13-6, this afternoon in a game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.  With the loss, Dominican falls to 0-1 on the year, while St. Thomas Aquinas College improves to 1-0.

The Spartans opened the contest with five unanswered goals to take a 5-0 lead with 13:17 to go in the first half.  Freshman attacker Allison Smithwick (Commack, NY) got the Lady Chargers on the scoreboard with her first two collegiate goals, one off an assist from Brianna Blank (Point Pleasant, NJ) and one off a free position shot to cut the deficit to 5-2.  Junior midfielder Elizabeth Schmidt* (Montgomery, NY) netted her first goal of the year with 4:18 to to make the score 5-3.

A STAC goal made the score 6-3 and freshman Lauren Arnone (Neptune City, NJ) closed out first half scoring with a free position and her first collegiate goal to make the score 6-4 at halftime.

Freshman Gina Sparaco (Freeport, NY) netted her first collegiate goal to start the scoring in the second half and bring Dominican within a goal, 6-5, with 22:45 left in the second half.  St. Thomas Aquinas went on a 2-0 spurt to rebuild an 8-5 lead, but Schmidt broke up the scoring with her second goal of the contest with just under 16 minutes to play.  The Spartans closed out the game as they began it with five consecutive goals for the 13-6 victory.

Veronica Iozzi (Chester, NJ) started the game in goal, giving up one goal in seven minutes, while freshman Dominique Labate (Bronx, NY) made four saves in 52:54 minutes in the net and allowed 12 goals.

St. Thomas Aquinas College out shot the Lady Chargers, 24-22.

Dominican is back in action on Friday when they host Lindenwood University in a non-conference game.  Game time is set for 4pm at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

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.