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BEARS SHUT OUT LADY CHARGERS
September 8, 2015

BEARS SHUT OUT LADY CHARGERS

Old Westbury, N.Y. (9/8/15) The Dominican College women's soccer team opened up the 2015 season with a 3-0 loss to host, New York Institute of Technology, in a non-conference game played at President's Stadium. Following the loss, the Lady Chargers drop to 0-1 overall while the Bears improve to 3-0 on the season.

Box Score

Old Westbury, N.Y. (9/8/15)  The Dominican College women's soccer team opened up the 2015 season with a 3-0 loss to host, New York Institute of Technology, in a non-conference game played at President's Stadium.  Following the loss, the Lady Chargers drop to 0-1 overall while the Bears improve to 3-0 on the season.

NYIT scored their first goal in the eighth minute of action and netted their second shortly before the end of the first stanza for a 2-0 lead.

The third and final goal at the 46:54 mark for the 3-0 win.

The Bears out shot the Lady Chargers, 21-3 and held a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Junior Melissa Richards (Nanuet, N.Y.) made four saves in 76:39 minutes, while rookie Angelica Contreras (Baytown, Texas) had one save in the final 13:21.

DC returns to action on Saturday afternoon as they host Georgian Court University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game.  Kick-off is slated for 12pm on the DC Soccer 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.