FOX AND HEEGAN LEAD DOMINICAN TO VICTORY OVER POST

The Lady Chargers lacrosse team defeated CACC opponent, Post University 17-8 this afternoon

April 4, 2018

FOX AND HEEGAN LEAD DOMINICAN TO VICTORY OVER POST

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/418) The Lady Chargers hosted Post University on Wednesday at Torne Valley Sports Complex for a CACC contest.

Post University 1-10, 1-3 CACC

Dominican University New York 2-6, 1-1 CACC

Final

Post University (1-10, 1-3 CACC)

Dominican University New York (2-6, 1-1 CACC)

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/418) The Lady Chargers hosted Post University on Wednesday at Torne Valley Sports Complex for a CACC contest. Dominican improved their 2018 record to 2-6 (1-1 CACC) with a 17-8 victory over the Eagles. The Eagles fell to 1-10 (1-3 CACC) with the loss.

The Eagles got off to a quick start when Toni Deren scored less than a minute into the first half. Dominican scored the game's next three goals to jump out to a 3-1 lead. Jenna Fox (Stony Point, N.Y.) scored twice in during the run while Alayna Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.) added her first goal of the game.

The Eagles scored two consecutive goals to tie the game up at 3-3. The Lady Chargers used a four-goal run to extend their lead out to 7-3. Fox and Heegan split two goals each to help the Lady Chargers extend their lead.

Both teams traded goals for the rest of the first half and the Lady Chargers took a 10-7 lead into halftime. Fox finished the first half with five goals and Heegan finished with three goals. Melissa Peysson (East Meadow, N.Y.) added a goal in the first half and Jenna Kelleher (Holbrook, N.Y.) added a goal.

The Lady Chargers dominated the second half by scoring seven straight goals to extend out to a 17-7 lead. The Eagles ended the run with a goal with just over three minutes to go. Dominican held the lead for the duration of the second half and secured the 17-8 win.

Fox and Heegan led the Lady Chargers with seven goals each in the win. Cara Moran (Tomkins Cove, N.Y.) earned the win and recorded 10 saves for the Lady Chargers.

Dominican will be back in action on Saturday April 7^th when they travel to Holy Family University for a CACC match up at 12:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Post University

G: Toni Deren - 3

A: Gabriela Middleton - 2

Sv: Noreen Donnelly - 24

GB: Gabriela Middleton - 4

Dominican University New York

G: 2 Players (#3, #12) - 7

A: Taylor Sobel - 2

Sv: Cara Moran - 10

GB: Cara Moran - 7

Team Stats

Post University

Dominican University New York

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

9-20

12-20

Turnovers

Draw Controls

Free Position Shots

0-2

2-12

Full stats

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.