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Photo of #6 Madelyn Grella with a ball in her lacrosse stick. Photo by Tom Salus.
Photo by Tom Salus
April 1, 2026

WOMEN'S LACROSSE TOPS BRIDGEPORT

Box Score

Bridgeport, Conn. (4/1/26)  The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team, currently ranked 18th in the latest USA Lacrosse and 20th in the IWLCA polls, defeated the Purple Knights from the University of Bridgeport, 15-2, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action at Knights Field.

With the win, the Lady Chargers improve to 7-3 overall and 3-0 in conference play.

The Dominican offense got going early as they outscored the Purple Knights, 5-1 in the first quarter.

From there, DUNY went on a 10-0 run that spanned the second and third quarters and included the first goal of the fourth to jump ahead 15-1.  The Purple Knights scored the last goal of the game fro the final 15-2 Lady Charger win.

Senior Madelyn Grella led the team with six goals and four assists for eight game points.

CACC Player of the Week, Madison Mileti, finished with three goals and two assists for five points.

Alexa Preston added two scores, while Camryn Grella had one assists.  Leila Paz, Dani Cox, Kate Frae and Gabriella Donofrio all had a goal in the win.

Goalkeeper, Daniela Parisi, made ten saves in about 56 minutes of action to earn the win.  Dynastee Ramos came in for the final 4:25 and made one save.

Dominican returns to action on April 11th when they host Thomas Jefferson University.

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.