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Photo by DUNY SID. All Rights Reserved
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November 1, 2025

LADY CHARGERS EDGED BY LIGHTNING ON SENIOR DAY

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/1/25) The Dominican University New York women's soccer team fell in conference action in their home finale to Goldey-Beacom College on O'Brien Field. 

Lexy Yeager scored the game winner with two seconds left to lift the Lightning over the Lady Chargers by a score of 4-3.

Dominican falls to 4-10-3 overall and 3-6-1 in conference play while GBC improves to 6-7-3 overall and 4-4-2 in the CACC.

The Lightning jumped in front in the 13th minute when Maddie Strayer connected for the first goal of the game after taking a pass from Ryley Dixon who picked up the assist.

Back to back penalty kicks for the Lady Chargers by Emily Rath and Jessie Maraia only two minutes apart from each other gave the Lady Chargers the lead which held into halftime. 

The Lightning scored two unanswered goals of their own, both by Tess Pearce, with the first coming in the 59th minute off of a double assist from Dixon and Ella Badra. Pearce's next goal put the Lightning ahead in the 70th minute after cleaning up the loose ball off of her PK attempt. 

The Lady Chargers tied the game at 3-3 when Maraia found the back of the net for her second goal of the game and seventh of the season. Penny Knott picked up the assist.

The Lightning earned a corner kick with time running out as Pearce sent the ball into the box and Yeager scored with two seconds remaining to give the Lightning the 4-3 win. 

GBC goalkeeper Malaika Nunziata made four saves and picked up her fifth win of the season. DU keeper Stella Paton picked up six saves but suffered the loss. 

Prior to today's contest, the Lady Chargers honored their five graduating seniors with a pregame ceremony. Seniors: Stella Paton, Mary Gardner, Nicholette Brunner, Jamieson Druckenmiller, and Juliana Battaglia were honored prior to today's game. 

The Lady Chargers return to action next Tuesday on the road against the University of Bridgeport in their regular season finale.

 

 

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.