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LADY CHARGERS BEAT BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE BEARS
September 10, 2014

LADY CHARGERS BEAT BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE BEARS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/10/14) The Dominican College women's soccer team improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating the visiting Bears of Bloomfield College, 3-1, this afternoon in a game played at the DC Soccer Field.

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/10/14)  The Dominican College women's soccer team improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating the visiting Bears of Bloomfield College, 3-1, this afternoon in a game played at the DC Soccer Field.

Senior forward Melissa Messina (Hillsdale, N.J.) scored her first goal of the 2014 season on a shot from six yards out after the pass from Samantha Cala (Deer Park, N.Y.) for the 1-0 lead in the 27th minute of action.

BC tied the game at the 61:24 mark, but the Lady Chargers countered less then three minutes later as freshman Jamie Nevins (Blauvelt, N.Y.) netted her first collegiate goal from 20 yards outs.

Dominican went up 3-1 at 69:41 as forward Ciara Devaney (Bristol, Conn.) recorded her first collegiate goal on a shot within five yards of the goal off the assist from Nevins.

DC outshot the Bears, 13-7, while both teams had three corner kicks.

Goalie Gina Yannette (Dumont, N.J.) made six saves in the victory.

The Lady Chargers will travel to Philadelphia University for a CACC contest scheduled for a 12pm start.

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.