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October 19, 2006

University of Bridgeport Defeats Dominican Lady Chargers, 2-0

Blauvelt, NY (10/19/06) The University of Bridgeport women’s soccer team defeated the Dominican College Lady Chargers 2-0 this afternoon at the DC Soccer Field.

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University of Bridgeport Defeats Dominican Lady Chargers, 2-0

Blauvelt, NY (10/19/06)          The University of Bridgeport women's soccer team defeated the Dominican College Lady Chargers 2-0 this afternoon at the DC Soccer Field.

The Purple Knights got on the board late in the first half as junior Therese Petersson (Lulea, Sweden) hit the lower left corner of the goal off the pass by Melanie Fernandes (Southbury, CT) to take a 1-0 lead.

UB added to the lead when Sofia Hoflin (Ostersund, Sweden) converted a penalty kick at 85:20 to take a 2-0 lead.

DC keeper Valentina Sturchio (Stewartsville, NJ) had nine saves in the loss, while UB keeper Amanda Roche (Nova Scotia, Canada) had three saves.  UB out shot DC 23-4.

With the win, Bridgeport improves to 14-5 on the year, while Dominican falls to 6-10-2.

The Lady Chargers are back on Monday in the first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament to be played at either Post University or Georgian Court University at 2pm.

AGATE

University of Bridgeport (14-5)                     1          1          --          2

Dominican College (6-10-2)                           0          0          --          0

Scoring

1.         UB       Therese Petersson                 (Melanie Fernandes)              36:45

2.         UB       Sofia Hoflin                             (penalty kick)                          85:20  

 

Goalkeeping

University of Bridgeport        Amanda Roche           3 saves                        90:00

Dominican College                 Valentina Sturchio      9 saves                        90:00

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.