LADY CHARGERS DOWN TIGERS IN CACC OPENER

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byre
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byre

Team Stats

March 16, 2024

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/16/24) The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team downed the Tigers of Holy Family University in their CACC opener this afternoon on Tiger Field in Philadelphia, Pa.

The Lady Chargers win their third straight game to improve to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the CACC. The Tigers fall to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

The Lady Chargers opened the game with six straight goals and ended the opening quarter leading 7-1. DU added to their lead with four more goals and held an 11-3 lead by halftime. 

Dominican continued their strong play in the second half by outscoring the Tigers 10-4 on their way to the 21-7 victory.

Grace DeStasio (West Hempstead, N.Y.) led the way with six goals and recorded three assists for nine points. DeStasio also recorded seven draw controls. Erica Ortiz (Slate Hill, N.Y.) finished with seven points on four goals and three assists. Ortiz also added a team-high nine draw controls. 

Ellie Brouwer (West Long Branch, N.J.) and Jordana Tomasetti (Middletown, N.J.) each scored three goals in the win while Caitlin Costello (Seaford, N.Y.) scored two goals and picked up a team-high five assists.

Madelyn Grella (Monmouth Beach, N.J.), Sydney Strohmayer (Rocky Point, N.Y.), and Anna Kaminskey (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) each scored one goal. Grella also added two assists. Strohmayer, Jenna Rigo (East Islip, N.Y.), and Erin Carr (Wall, N.J.) each recorded three ground balls with Rigo adding a team-high four caused turnovers.

Kristinamarie Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y.) earned her fifth win of the season in net and made six saves.

The Lady Chargers return to action next Saturday when they return home to host Chestnut Hill College at 12:00 PM on O'Brien Field.

 

 

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.