PIASECKI AND PLANTE EARN CACC WEEKLY AWARDS

May 10, 2010

PIASECKI AND PLANTE EARN CACC WEEKLY AWARDS

Orangeburg, NY (5/10/10) Dominican College softball players, Cara Piasecki and Julie Plante, have been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week as was announced by the conference office today.

Orangeburg, NY (5/10/10) Dominican College softball players, Cara Piasecki and Julie Plante, have been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week as was announced by the conference office today.

Piasecki, a senior infielder from Port Monmouth, NJ, hit .530 with a .600 on-base percentage
at the CACC Tournament with six runs scored and one RBI. She hit a home run in the championship game over Georgian Court and registered two hits in four of the five games. Piasecki was named the CACC Tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament Team for her stellar play during the tournament. This is her second Player of the Week honors this season.

Plante, a rookie first basemen from Swansea, MA, hit .412 in five CACC Tournament games with
five runs scored, five RBI and two doubles. In two championship round games vs. GCU, went 5-for-8 with two runs and two RBI.

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.