DOMINICAN DOWNED BY LIONS

Lakewood, N.J. (9/22/18) The Dominican College women’s soccer team fell to the Lions of Georgian Court University on Saturday by a score of 5-1.

DOMINICAN DOWNED BY LIONS

Team Stats

September 22, 2018

Lakewood, N.J. (9/22/18) The Dominican College women's soccer team fell to the Lions of Georgian Court University on Saturday by a score of 5-1. The Lions, 5-3 (4-0 CACC), remained unbeaten in conference play with the win over DC. The Chargers, 1-6-1 (1-3-1 CACC), coming off their first win of the year were unable to win back to back games.

The Lions started off strong in the first half by taking 14 shots in the opening 45 minutes. The Chargers were held to no shots in the first half. At the 6:08 mark of the game, Heather Arbachesky scored her fifth goal of the season to give the Lions a 1-0 led.

At the 18:47 mark, the Lions extended their lead to 2-0 when Annissia Fucci scored her second goal of the season. The Lions took a 2-0 into halftime over the Chargers.

Just over five minutes into the second half at 50:03, freshman forward Megan Geary (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) put DC on the board and cut the GCU lead to 2-1.

The Lions answered with three straight goals to take a 5-1 lead over Dominican. Michaella Paradiso and Marin Kulenguski scored back to back goals and Heather Arbachesky followed for her second goal of the game for the 5-1 lead.

The Chargers finished with six shots in the game, all were recorded in the second half. The Lions fired 24 total shots in the win, and 15 were recorded on goal.

DC goalkeeper Angelica Contreras (Baytown, Texas) recorded nine saves and Jasmine Pisante (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), who entered later in the game, recorded one save.

Dominican will look to bounce back when they return home on Wednesday, September 26th as they host Molloy College at 3:30 PM.

 

 

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.