WOMEN'S LACROSSE SUFFER HEARTBREAKING SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME LOSS TO HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY
April 5, 2012

WOMEN'S LACROSSE SUFFER HEARTBREAKING SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME LOSS TO HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (4/5/12) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team suffered a heartbreaking triple overtime sudden death loss to the visiting Tigers of Holy Family University, 16-15, this afternoon in a game played at the DC Lacrosse Field. With the loss, Dominican falls to 3-7 overall and 3-4 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.

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Orangeburg, NY (4/5/12)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team suffered a heartbreaking triple overtime sudden death loss to the visiting Tigers of Holy Family University, 16-15, this afternoon in a game played at the DC Lacrosse Field.  With the loss, Dominican falls to 3-7 overall and 3-4 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.

The first half saw both teams go on 2-0 spurts and trade goals back-and-forth for a 5-5 score at the intermission.

Dominican led 11-9 with 10:54 to go in the second half, when the Tigers scored three straight goals to go ahead 13-11 with just over two and a half minutes left in regulation.  Sophomore KC Jentzen (Pearl River, NY) netted an unassisted goal with 44 seconds left and freshman attacker Allison Smithwick (Commack, NY) scored the game-tying goal off the pass from senior Aubree Williams* (Great Meadows, NJ) with 16 ticks left to tie the score at 13-13.

In the first overtime, Dominican scored both goals as Traci-Joan Muniz (Middlsex, NJ) tallied an unassisted goal and freshman Gina Sparaco (Freeport, NY) scored off an assist from Williams to give DC the 15-13 lead.

The second three minute overtime period saw Holy Family University do all the scoring with two goals to re-tie the contest at 15-15 and force the third overtime sudden death period.  A free position Tiger goal with 20 seconds left on the clock gave Holy Family University the 16-15 win.  All three Tiger goals in overtime period were scored on free position shots.

Williams and Jentzen each scored four goals a-piece, while Williams added a game leading four assists for a total of eight points in the loss. 

Muniz finished with three goals and Sparaco netted two goals.

Goalie Veronica Iozzi (Chester, NJ) made 16 saves in 68:40 of action.

Dominican returns to Saturday, April 14th when they host Chestnut Hill College.

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.