SOFTBALL RECEIVES SECOND CONSECUTIVE NCAA EAST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE

May 10, 2010

SOFTBALL RECEIVES SECOND CONSECUTIVE NCAA EAST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE

Orangeburg, NY (5/10/10) The Dominican College softball team received their second consecutive NCAA Division II East Region Tournament bid today as was announced by the NCAA.

Orangeburg, NY (5/10/10) The Dominican College softball team received their second consecutive NCAA Division II East Region Tournament bid today as was announced by the NCAA.

By winning the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship this past Saturday, the Lady Chargers secured the conference's automatic bid for the East Region Tournament. DC received the seventh seed in the regional and will face the seconded-seeded and host Dowling College on Friday, May 14th at 3:30 pm.

The other teams in the bracket with Dominican and Dowling are #3 C.W. Post University and #4 Molloy College.

The University of New Haven, the top team in the East Region, will host the other half of the East Regional Tournament. Joining UNH are #4 Southern Connecticut State University, #5 Caldwell College and #8 Georgian Court University.

The winners of the two sites will meet in the Super Regional on May 21-22.

Here's a look at the complete NCAA Division II Softball East Region Championship opening round match-ups:

At Dowling College:

Friday, May 14th: (3) C.W. Post (40-14) vs. (6) Molloy College (38-18) 1:00 pm

Friday, May 14th: (2) Dowling College (42-15) vs. (7) Dominican College (37-14) 3:30 pm

At University of New Haven:

Game 1: (1) University of New Haven (38-6) vs. (8) Georgian Court (38-17)

Game 2: (4) Southern Connecticut State (40-11) vs. (5) Caldwell (42-14)

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.