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WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHARGE PAST POST UNIVERSITY
March 20, 2012

WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHARGE PAST POST UNIVERSITY

Waterbury, CT (3/20/12) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team won their first game of the 2012 season after charging past host, Post University, 21-7 this afternoon. With the win, the Lady Chargers improve to 1-3 overall an 1-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.

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Waterbury, CT (3/20/12)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team won their first game of the 2012 season after charging past host, Post University, 21-7 this afternoon.  With the win, the Lady Chargers improve to 1-3 overall an 1-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.

Dominican opened the game with two straight goals in the first 58 seconds of the game to take an early 2-0 lead.  After an Eagle goal, the Lady Chargers went on the offensive and score seven unanswered goals to go up 9-1 with 16:15 remaining in the first half.

Post then went on a 2-0 spurt to make the score 9-3 and from there the teams traded goals to make the score 11-4 With just under five and a half to go before the intermission.  Another 2-0 spurt by the Eagles cut the DC lead to 11-6, but Domincan closed out the first half with four consecutive goals to hold a 15-6 advantage at the intermission.

DC continued the scoring run with the first five goals of the second half to complete a 9-0 run and go ahead 20-6 with 23:36 remaining in the game.  An unassisted Eagle goal made the score 20-7 and a Lady Charger goal with 4:16 left on the clock ended the scoring and gave DC the 21-7 victory.

Attacker Allison Smithwick (Commack, NY) led all scores with a career high six goals and added three assists on the afternoon.

Aubree Williams* (Great Meadows, NJ), Brianna Blank (Point Pleasant, NJ) and freshman Gina Sparaco (Freeport, NY) all tallied three goals a-piece in the victory, while Traci Muniz () and Emily Murray (Oakdale, NY) each added two goals.

Starting goalie Veronica Iozzi (Chester, NJ) made three saves in 27:36, while Dominique Labate (Bronx, NY) had one save in 32:19.

DC is back in action on Thursday when they host Georgian Court University in CACC action to be played 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.