LADY CHARGERS EARN SHUTOUT VICTORY OVER SPARTANS

LADY CHARGERS EARN SHUTOUT VICTORY OVER SPARTANS
September 7, 2024

Sparkill, N.Y. (9/7/24) The Dominican University New York women's soccer team earned their first win of the 2024 season with a 2-0 shutout over non-conference rival St. Thomas Aquinas College this afternoon. 

The Lady Chargers improve to 1-1 overall on the season while the Spartans drop to 0-1-1 overall.

DU goalkeeper Nelly Arvidsson earned her first win and shutout of the season after making four saves.

STAC keeper Haley Liss falls to 0-1 on the season. 

The Lady Chargers scored both goals in the first half. Jessie Maraia scored her second goal in as many games to put Dominican on top early. Kaitlyn Zeeb picked up the assist on the Maraia goal. 

Maraia recorded an assist later in the first half after setting up Freshman Emilie Stochkel for her first career goal to give the Lady Chargers a 2-0 advantage before halftime.

The score would remain 2-0 throughout the rest of the game and DU secured their first win of the season. 

Dominican finished with 11 shots with Maraia and Stochkel combining for seven. 

The Lady Chargers return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they visit the Dolphins of the College of Staten. 

 

 

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.