LADY CHARGERS FALL TO BENTLEY UNIVERSITY AT MERRIMACK COLLEGE KICKOFF CLASSIC

North Andover, Mass. (8/30/18) The Dominican College women's soccer team opened up the 2018 season with a 3-1 loss to the Falcons of Bentley University in the opening game of the Merrimack College Kickoff Classic, hosted by Merrimack College on Martone-Mejail Field.

The women's soccer team fell 3-1 to Bentley University in their opening game of the 2018 season.

Team Stats

August 30, 2018

North Andover, Mass. (8/30/18) The Dominican College women's soccer team opened up the 2018 season with a 3-1 loss to the Falcons of Bentley University in the opening game of the Merrimack College Kickoff Classic, hosted by Merrimack College on Martone-Mejail Field.

Sophomore keeper Jasmine Pesante (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) made a career high 17 saves in the loss.

Bentley opened up the scoring with a goal at the 7:46 mark, but senior Taylor Calero (New City, N.Y.) tied the game with her first season goal at 11:04 in the first half.

The Falcons netted the go-ahead score in the 28th minute and added a goal in the 70th minute for the 3-1 lead and evenutal win.

Freshman Megan Geary (Washingtonville, N.Y.) had two shots on goal, while Danielle Gillespie (New City, N.Y.) had the other Dominican shot.

With the loss, the Lady Chargers are now 0-1 on the season.

The Lady Chargers return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on the host, Merrimack College, in a 2pm showdown on Martone-Mejail 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.