WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHARGE PAST WILDCATS

Photo by DUNY Sports Information
Photo by DUNY Sports Information

Team Stats

February 24, 2024

Buffalo, N.Y. (2/24/24)  The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team opened up the 2024 season with a 20-8 victory over Daemen University in a non-conference game played on Coyer Field.

The win lifts the Lady Chargers to 1-0 on the season, while the Wildcats fall to 0-2 on the year.

Dominican trailed 2-1 with nine and a half minutes left in the first quarter when the Lady Charger offensive went on a 7-0 tear to claim an 8-2 advantage.

The Lady Chargers continued the run with the first three scores of the second quarter and ended the half on a 3-0 run to jump ahead 14-3 at the break.

DUNY added three goals in the third quarter and three more in the fourth for the 20-8 win.

Sophomore attacker Madelyn Grella (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) led all scorers with six goals and five assists.

Jordana Tomasetti (Middletown, N.J.) and Sydney Strohmayer (Rocky Point, N.Y.) netted three goals each, while Grace DeStasio (West Hempstead, N.Y.), Erica Ortiz (Slate Hill, N.Y.) and Caitlin Costello (Seaford, N.Y.) all tallied two goals a-piece in the win.  Costello also dished out four assists.

Freshman Alexa Preston (Coram, N.Y.) scored her first collegiate goal and Anna Kaminskey (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) had the other Lady Charger goal.

Goalie Kristinamarie Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y.) made six saves in 56 minutes, while Kathryn Ehrlinger (Levittown, N.Y.) played the final 3:52 in the net.

Dominican returns to action tomorrow as they take on D'Youville University.

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.