WOMEN'S LACROSSE BEATS NYACK COLLEGE

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/3/14) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team improved to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating the visiting Warriors of Nyack College, 20-2, this afternoon in a game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE BEATS NYACK COLLEGE

Team Stats

April 3, 2014

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/3/14)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team improved to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating the visiting Warriors of Nyack College, 20-2, this afternoon in a game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Junior attacker Allison Smithwick (Commack, N.Y.) led all scorers with a season high five goals in the win.

Gina Sparaco (Freeport, N.Y.) had four goals, while Haliann Fitzgerald (Walden, N.Y.) added three goals and an afternoon best four assists.  Katie Dascher (Valley Stream, N.Y.) also scored four goals with one assist in the win.

Kelly Barbarite (Smithtown, N.Y.) netted two goals and two assists and Christina Brennan (Washington Township, N.J.) also scored two goals and added one assist.

Emily Murray (Oakdale, N.Y.) scored a goal, while Traci-Joan Muniz* (Middlesex, N.J.) had an assist.

Brittany Kiernan (Clarkstown, N.Y.) made six saves.

DC opened the game with a 6-0 run and closed out the contest with a 13-0 run en route to the 20-2 victory.

The Lady Chargers are back in action again on Saturday as they travel to non-conference opponent, American International College.

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.