Orangeburg, NY (10/29/09)  Two players from the Dominican College women's soccer team have been named to the All-CACC Team as was announced by the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Office today.

Margaret Porter (Neptune, NJ) has been named to the All-CACC First Team, while keeper Valentina Sturchio (Stewartsville, NJ) has earned All-CACC Second Team accolades.  Nicolle Sanchez (Lyndhurst, NJ) received Honorable Mention honors.

Porter, a junior midfielder, leads both the CACC and team in goals scored (15), shots, (78), points per game (2.07)and goals per game (1.00).  She leads the team and is ranked second in the CACC in shots per game (5.20) and points (31).  Porter is the team captain this season.  In 2008 she earned Honorable Mention honors.  She was named the CACC Player of the Week for the week ending October 25th and has started all 16 games this season.

Sturchio, a senior keeper, has started 15 out of 16 games this season.  She ranks second in the CACC in goals against average (1.37), sixth in save percentage (.812), fourth in saves (95) and saves per game (6.33).

Sanchez, a rookie defender, has started all 16 games this season.  She is second on the team with three goals and is tied for second on the team with three assists.

The Lady Chargers are currently 7-5-4 overall 6-2-3 in the CACC.

Below is a complete list of the 2009 All-CACC Women's Soccer Teams.

All-CACC First Team

GK	Kelli Kowalewski	Philadelphia	Fr	Shamong, NJ
D	Meghan McCusker	Holy Family	Sr	Sewell, NJ
D	Denisha Thomas	Georgian Court	Fr	Trinidad & Tobago
D	Alli Williams	Wilmington	So	Newark, DE
M	Amanda Davis	Wilmington	Jr	Middletown, DE
M	Lindsay Fisher	Holy Family	So	Oakford, PA
M	Margaret Porter	Dominican	Jr	Neptune, NJ
F	Kelly Lyons	Georgian Court	So	Jackson, NJ
F	Lauren Riff	Chestnut Hill	Jr	Clementon, NJ
F	Trisha Sileo	Philadelphia	Fr	Islip, NY
F	Alisha Smith	Nyack	Jr	Irvine, CA

All-CACC Second Team

GK	Valentina Sturchio	Dominican	Sr	Stewartsville, NJ
D	Lauren Brown	Chestnut Hill	So	Dover, DE
D	Alyssa Kline	Philadelphia	Sr	Southampton, NJ
D	Shannon Martin	Bloomfield	Jr	Pompton Lakes, NJ
D	Cari Schenkel	Philadelphia	Sr	Pitman, NJ
M	Kate Attenberger	Goldey-Beacom	Sr	Newark, DE
M	Nikki D'Orsaneo	Caldwell	So	Bowie, MD
M	Taray Morey	Chestnut Hill	Jr	Pittsgove, NJ
F	Derienne Jacobowitz	Felician	Jr	Staten Island, NY
F	Kirsten Stallone	Wilmington	Jr	Ekton, MD
F	Megan Tole	Holy Family	Fr	Philadelphia, PA

Honorable Mention: Rhea Belgrave, Fr, D, Concordia; Ashley Smith, Sr, D, Holy Family; Nicolle Sanchez, Fr, D, Dominican; Danielle Niccoli, Jr, D, Wilmington

Player of the Year: Lauren Riff, Jr, F, Chestnut Hill

Rookie of the Year: Trisha Sileo, Fr, F, Philadelphia

Coach of the Year: Seamus O'Connor, Chesnut Hill

Team Sportsmanship Award: Bloomfield College