#6 LADY CHARGERS ADVANCE TO CACC SEMIFINALS

#6 LADY CHARGERS ADVANCE TO CACC SEMIFINALS
November 11, 2024

Newark, Del. (11/11/24)  The sixth-seeded Lady Chargers of Dominican University New York advanced to the 2024 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Soccer Championship Semifinals with a thrilling 2-1 victory over the third-seeded Wildcats of Wilmington University in quarterfinal action played today at the WU Athletics Complex.

With the win, the Lady Chargers improves to 8-8-2 overall on the season and advances to the semifinals where they will take on #2 Caldwell University on Thursday, November 14th.

The Wildcats, who are ranked seventh in the latest NCAA DII East Region Rankings, struck for the game's first score at the 12:50 mark for the early advantage and maintained that lead at the break.

Dominican tied the game at 51:46 as Sabine Sorensen had a great forward pass into the top of the box to Jessie Maraia who's shot went past the sliding keeper to find the back of the net and make the score 1-1.

The game-winner also came off the foot of Maraia at 77:10 following the pass from Kaitlyn Zeeb to lift DUNY to the 2-1 victory.

DUNY held the advantage in both shots, 12-10, and corner kicks, 4-3, in the game.

Lady Charger keeper Brielle Bell made four saves in the victory.

 

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.