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JOINES AND ESPINO EARN CACC WEEKLY HONORS
March 22, 2016

JOINES AND ESPINO EARN CACC WEEKLY HONORS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/22/16) Dominican College softball players, Desiree Joines and Brianna Espino have been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Co-Pitcher and Rookie of the Week for the week ending March 20th. This is Joines's first Pitcher of the Week honors, while Espino earns her second Rookie of the Week accolades.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/22/16)  Dominican College softball players, Desiree Joines and Brianna Espino have been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Co-Pitcher and Rookie of the Week for the week ending March 20th.  This is Joines's first Pitcher of the Week honors, while Espino earns her second Rookie of the Week accolades.

A sophomore pitcher from Stewartstown, Pa., Joines went 3-0 with a 1.48 earned run average (ERA).  She struck out 17 batters, allowing only three walks in over 23.2 innings of work.  Joines yielded five runs in four appearances and threw two complete games.

Espino, a freshman infielder from Holland, Ohio, played a key role in Dominican's 4-1 week, as she batted .500, including a .700 clip in conference games, while also homering and driving in three runs. She also slugged 1.100 in CACC action. Espino blasted a home run to key Dominican's 10-2 win over Georgian Court in game one of Saturday's doubleheader sweep.

Click here to view the complete release from the CACC Office.

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.