BEARS DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/21/14) The Dominican College women's soccer team fell in non-conference action to the visiting Bears of New York Institute of Technology, 3-1, in a game played at the DC Soccer Field.

BEARS DEFEAT LADY CHARGERS

Team Stats

October 21, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/21/14)  The Dominican College women's soccer team fell in non-conference action to the visiting Bears of New York Institute of Technology, 3-1, in a game played at the DC Soccer Field.

In the seventh minute of action, lightning caused the game to be delayed a little more than an hour.

Once play resumed, the Bears scored their first goal of the game in the 13th minute on a shot that came after a free kick.

Dominican tied the contest at the 27:54 mark as senior Jennifer Becker* (Hawthorne, N.J.) scored her seventh goal of the year on a shot from seven yards out, following the pass from Solei Maldonado (Newark, N.J.).

NYIT took a 2-1 lead into the intermission on a goal in the 42nd minute off a free kick.

In the second half, the Bears took advantage of a penalty kick to make the score 3-1.

Keeper Veronica Iozzi (Chester, N.J.) made two saves in the loss.

NYIT had the advantage in both shots, 11-8 and in corner kicks, 6-3.

DC returns to the field on Saturday as they travel to Holy Family 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.