WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAY TO TIE WITH GOLDEN FALCONS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/18/14) The Dominican College women's soccer team played to a 2-2 double overtime tie with the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician College this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played at the DC Soccer Field.

WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAY TO TIE WITH GOLDEN FALCONS

Team Stats

September 18, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/18/14)  The Dominican College women's soccer team played to a 2-2 double overtime tie with the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician College this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played at the DC Soccer Field.

With the tie, the Lady Chargers are now 1-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in conference play.

DC struck first as senior forward Melissa Messina (Hillsdale, N.J.) netted her second goal of the season on a shot from five yards out.  Teammate Jennifer Becker (Hawthorne, N.J.) assisted on the play.

Less than two minutes later, FC tied the game with a goal off a corner kick and went ahead 2-1 in the 28th minute on a shot from 15 yards out.

Forward Elisa Falzarano (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.) tied the game at the 79:02 scored her first goal of the season off a deflection to make the score 2-2.

Dominican got three shots off in the first overtime period, while both teams each had a shot in the second.

The Lady Chargers had the edge in shots, 13-11, while the Golden Falcons had a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.

Lady Charger keeper Gina Yannette (Dumont, N.J.) made four saves.

Messina led Dominican with six shots, while Jamie Nevins (Blauvelt, N.Y.) had three shots.

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.