SMITHWICK TABBED ECAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
May 31, 2012

SMITHWICK TABBED ECAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Centerville, MA (5/31/12) The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has named Dominican College women's lacrosse player, Allison Smithwick, the Rookie of the Year as was announced on Wednesday evening. Smithwick is one of two players from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be named a 2012 ECAC Division II Women's Lacrosse All-Star.

Centerville, MA (5/31/12)  The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has named Dominican College women's lacrosse player, Allison Smithwick, the Rookie of the Year as was announced on Wednesday evening.  Smithwick is one of two players from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be named a 2012 ECAC Division II Women's Lacrosse All-Star.

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Smithwick enjoyed a breakthrough freshman campaign from her attack position as she posted 54 points, which ranked ninth among the CACC leaders.  The CACC Rookie of the Year finished the regular season with 37 goals (12th in CACC) and 17 assists (6th in CACC), and earned ECAC Player of the Week honors once.

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.