CHARGERS EARN SECOND STRAIGHT WIN OVER POST

Waterbury, CT (10/10/18) The Dominican College women’s soccer team won their second straight game with a 3-1 win over Post University.

Photo courtesy of Tom Salus
Photo courtesy of Tom Salus

Team Stats

October 10, 2018

Waterbury, CT (10/10/18) The Dominican College women's soccer team won their second straight game with a 3-1 win over Post University. The Chargers improved their record to 3-9-1 (3-5-1 CACC) with the win over the Eagles. With the loss, the Eagles fall to 3-7-2 (3-4-1 CACC).

Jasmine Pesante (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) started in goal for the Chargers and made 10 saves in the win to improve her record 2-2. The Chargers, as a team, took 14 shots in the win. Megan Geary (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) took 8 shots in the game and recorded 7 on goal to lead the Charger offense.

The Chargers opened the scoring at the 22:20 mark when Maria Cabrera (Haverstraw, N.Y.) scored for the 1-0 lead. The Eagles tied the game when Hope Wilson scored at the 27:39 mark.

Just over four minutes later, the Chargers regained the lead when Abby Montera (New City, N.Y.) scored at the 31:47 mark for the 2-1 lead. The Chargers extended their lead when Megan Geary scored forty seconds into the second half for the 3-1 lead.

The Chargers held onto the 3-1 for the duration of the game to secure the victory.

The Chargers will look to continue their strong play when they travel to Robert Wesleyan College on Saturday, October 13th at 1:00 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.