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May 6, 2011

WOMEN'S SOFTBALL ADVANCE TO CACC CHAMPIONSHIP

Lakewood, NJ (5/6/11) The third-seeded Dominican College Lady Chargers softball team advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship after defeating the top seed and host, Georgian Court University, 6-2, this afternoon. With the win DC improves to 33-16 overall and 3-0 in tournament play and will face the winner of the GCU/Caldwell contest tomorrow at 1pm.

Lakewood, NJ (5/6/11)  The third-seeded Dominican College Lady Chargers softball team advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship after defeating the top seed and host, Georgian Court University, 6-2, this afternoon.  With the win DC improves to 33-16 overall and 3-0 in tournament play and will face the winner of the GCU/Caldwell contest tomorrow at 1pm.

Dominican took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Deidre Jeppson (Sylmar, CA) led off the game with a double to left field and moved to third on the infield single hit by Julie Plante (Swansea, MA).  Paige Berzak (Cypress, CA) laid down a sacrifice bunt that allowed Jeppson to score and Berzak reached base on a GCU error to put runners on the corner with no outs.  A one out sacrifice fly ball off the bat of desginated player, Shelby Wassmann (Loudoun, VA) brought home Plante and gave the Lady Chargers a 2-0 lead.

The Lions got a run back in the bottom stanza, but DC reclaimed a two run lead in the top of the second as Brielle Kershcer (Staten Island, NY) led off the inning with a single to left field and moved to second on the sacrifice bunt by Kathryn Coles (Farmville, VA).  A triple to right field from pitcher Delaney Childers (Johnstown, OH) allowed Kerscher to score and regain a 3-1 advantage.

A two out single to right field in the fourth inning by Plante platted Childers and increased the Dominican lead to 4-1.  DC added two more runs in the sixth on the two run single to center field by Jeppson to make the score 6-1.  GCU put a run on the board in the bottom stanza for the final 6-2 score.

Jeppson, Plante and Coles all had two hits a-piece in the victory.

Left-handed hurler Childers improved to 20-6 on the season with the complete game victory, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and six strikeouts.

DC will take on the winner of the # 5 Caldwell College/# 1 Georgian Court University eliminiation game tomorrow at 1pm at GCU.  Game 15 if necessary will follow at 3pm.

Thursday, May 5
 Game 1 - #1 Georgian Court 8 #8 Felician 3
Game 2 -#7 Bloomfield 8, #2 Concordia 5
Game 3 - #3 Dominican  4, #6 Post 0
Game 4 - #4 Wilmington vs. #5 Caldwell - Noon
Game 5 - #4 Wilmington 7, #8 Felician 5
Game 6 - #6 Post 6, #2 Concordia 1
Game 7 - #1 Georgian Court 4, #5 Caldwell 3
Game 8 - # 3 Dominican 6, #7 Bloomfield 3

Friday, May 6
 Game 9  - #4 Wilmington 1, #7 Bloomfield 0
Game 10 - #5 Caldwell 5, #6 Post 4
Game 11 - #3 Dominican 6, #1 Georgian Court 2
Game 12 - #5 Caldwell 7, #4 Wilmington 2

Saturday, May 7
 Game 13 - #5 Caldwell vs. # 1 Georgian Court - 11:00 am
Game 14 - #3 Dominican vs. Gm 13 winner - 1:00 pm
Game 15 (if necessary) - Gm 14 winner vs. Gm 14 loser - 3:00 pm

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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.