HEEGAN SCORES 10 GOALS TO LEAD DOMINICAN TO THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

Nyack, N.Y. (4/10/18) The Lady Chargers improved to 4-6 (3-1 CACC) with a win over Nyack College for their third straight win.

Dominican University New York 4-6, 3-1 CACC

Alliance University 3-9, 2-3 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York (4-6, 3-1 CACC)

Alliance University (3-9, 2-3 CACC)

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Alayna Heegan - 10

A: 3 Players (#3, #10, #12) - 2

Sv: Cara Moran - 16

GB: 2 Players (#5, #19) - 3

Alliance University

G: 2 Players (#6, #7) - 3

A: 4 Players (#4, #6, #7, #14) - 1

Sv: Imani Dawson - 19

GB: Jocelin Wright - 4

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Alliance University

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

19-20

15-20

Turnovers

Draw Controls

Free Position Shots

12-25

2-6

Full stats

April 10, 2018

Nyack, N.Y. (4/10/18) The Lady Chargers improved to 4-6 (3-1 CACC) with a win over Nyack College for their third straight win. Dominican recorded 17 goals in the first half which helped propel them to a 22-11 victory.

Early on in the first half, both teams were even by trading goals for most of the half. With less than ten minutes remaining in the first half, the Lady Chargers regained the lead and did not look back for the duration of the game.

Dominican used a six-goal run to extend out to a 14-8 lead over Nyack. Dominican finished the first half with three more goals to cap off the 17-goal first half and took a 17-9 lead into halftime.

Dominican continued their strong play into the second half. Dominican scored the first five goals of the second half to extend out to their largest lead over the Warriors. Nyack added two more goals before the end of the game, but Dominican secured the victory to continue their streak to three.

Alayna Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.) led the way with 10 goals on 19 shots in the win. Heegan recorded seven goals in the first half to help Dominican earn their early over the Warriors. Jenna Fox (Stony Point, NY) scored five goals in the win while Melissa Peysson (East Meadow, N.Y.) added three goals. Jenna Kelleher (Holbrook, N.Y.) scored two goals, Taylor Sobel (Oradell, N.J.) and Jeanie Peluso (Stony Point, N.Y.) both added one goal. Cara Moran (Tomkins Cove, N.Y.) recorded 16 saves in the win.

The Lady Chargers will be back in action on Thursday April 12^th at 4:00 PM when they host the Cougars of Caldwell University as they look to extend their winning streak to four straight games.

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.