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WOMEN'S LACROSSE DOWNS POST UNIVERSITY
April 25, 2012

WOMEN'S LACROSSE DOWNS POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (4/25/12) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team downed the visiting Eagles of Post University, 22-8, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played at the DC Lacrosse Field. With the win, Dominican improves to 6-8 overall and 6-5 in conference play.

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Orangeburg, NY (4/25/12)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team downed the visiting Eagles of Post University, 22-8, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played at the DC Lacrosse Field.  With the win, Dominican improves to 6-8 overall and 6-5 in conference play.

Freshman midfielder Gina Sparaco (Freeport, NY) led the team with four goals on the day.

Sophomore Traci Muniz (Middlesex, NJ) recorded three goals and two assists for a total five points.

Dominican scored the first two goals in the first minute of the game as Brianna Blank (Point Pleasant, NJ) netted her 17th goal of the season, while KC Jentzen (Pearl River, NY) tallied her 34th goal of the year.

After an Eagle goal, DC then went on a 3-0 run with senior Aubree Williams* (Great Meadows, NJ) netting two of those goals and Sparaco recording her first goal of the game.  Allison Smithwick (Commack, NY) had an assist during the run to give the Lady Chargers a 5-1 lead.

A second Post goal made the score 5-2 and Dominican went on to outscore Post 9-1 over the remaining 21 minutes of the first half to hold a commanding 14-3 at the break.

Post opened up second half scoring with a 2-0 run, but a 5-0 Lady Charger run with two of the goals coming from Smithwick made the score 19-5 with just under 12 minutes remaining.  Both teams scored three goals a-piece during the rest of regulation for the final 22-8 Dominican victory.

Blank and Jentzen each added three goals in the win, while Smithwick and Williams each contributed two goals.

Lauren Arnone (Neptune City, NJ), Olivia Antonopoulos (Baldwin, NY), Caitin Murray (Oadale, NY), Elizabeth Schmidt* (Montgomery, NY) and Carla Gimm* (St. Peter's PA) all scored a goal in the game.

Veronica Iozz (Chester, NJ) spent over 24 minutes in the net and made three saves, while Dominique Labate (Bronx, NY) also made three saves in 35:38 minutes of action.

Dominican returns to action on Sunday as they host Philadelphia University on Senior Day at the DC Lacrosse Field.

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.