WOMEN'S SOCCER ENDS SEASON WITH LOSS TO GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/31/14) The Dominican College women's soccer team ended their 2014 season with a 3-0 loss to the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the DC Soccer Field.

WOMEN'S SOCCER ENDS SEASON WITH LOSS TO GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Team Stats

October 31, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (10/31/14)  The Dominican College women's soccer team ended their 2014 season with a 3-0 loss to the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the DC Soccer Field.

The game was scoreless through the first half of play when the Lightning struck for their first goal just 1:35 into the second half.  Their second goal was scored in the 64th minute and the final goal came in the 71st minute of play on a penalty kick for the 3-0 victory.

Senior keeper Veronica Iozzi (Chester, N.J.) made fives in the loss.

GBC outshot the Lady Chargers, 15-8, and hled a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.

Following the game, the team honored seniors; #10 Samantha Cala (Deer Park, N.Y.), #13 Melissa Messina (Hillsdale, N.J.) #14/00 Iozzi, #18 Jennifer Becker* (Hawthorne, N.J.) and #24 Nicole Reilly (Hawthorne, N.J.) who played their final game in a Lady Charger uniform.

With the loss, Dominican ends the season 4-8-3 overall and 4-5-3 in conference play.

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.