PORTER NAMED TO 2009 DAKTRONICS, INC EAST REGION FIRST TEAM

November 17, 2009

PORTER NAMED TO 2009 DAKTRONICS, INC EAST REGION FIRST TEAM

Orangeburg, NY (11/17/09) Dominican College women's soccer player, Margaret Porter, has been named to the 2009 Daktronics, Inc East Region First Team as was announced today. Porter is one of 13 student-athletes named to first-team all-region honors in voting powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM and conducted among sports information directors at NCAA Division II institutions that are members of the Central Atlantic Collegiate, East Coast and Northeast 10 Conferences.

Orangeburg, NY (11/17/09) Dominican College women's soccer player, Margaret Porter, has been named to the 2009 Daktronics, Inc East Region First Team as was announced today. Porter is one of 13 student-athletes named to first-team all-region honors in voting powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM and conducted among sports information directors at NCAA Division II institutions that are members of the Central Atlantic Collegiate (CACC), East Coast and Northeast 10 Conferences.

Porter, a junior midfielder from Neptune, NJ, led both the team and finished second in the CACC in goals scored (17). She led the team and CACC in shots (109) and finished second in shots per game (5.20) and points (36). Porter is the team captain this season. In 2009 she was named to the All-CACC First Team and earned Honorable Mention honors in 2008. She was named the CACC Player of the Week for the week ending October 25th and has started all 19 games this season.

Below is a complete list of te 2009 Daktronics, Inc East Region First Team.

FIRST TEAM
Forward: Angelika Johansson-Franklin Pierce-Senior
Forward: Kelly Lyons-Georgian Court-Sophomore
Forward: Gabrielle Gramprey-Merrimack-Senior
Forward: Vanessa Moreira-Dowling-Senior
Midfielder: Gabriela Demoner-Franklin Pierce-Senior
Midfielder: Margaret Porter-Dominican (N.Y.)-Junior
Midfielder: Ariel Teixeira-Southern New Hampshire-Sophomore
Midfielder: Emma Woolley-Bridgeport-Senior
Defender: Kelly Guerin-St. Rose-Junior
Defender: Meghan McCusker-Holy Family-Senior
Defender: Caitlin Mullady-C.W. Post-Senior
Defender: Rachel Smith-Franklin Pierce-Senior
Goalie: Jamie Gillis-UMass Lowell-Senior

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.