WOMEN'S LACROSSE EARN PROGRAM'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN CACC TOURNAMENT

April 28, 2011

WOMEN'S LACROSSE EARN PROGRAM'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN CACC TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, NY (4/28/11) Georgian Court University has claimed the top seed for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, which the Lions will host on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1. GCU will be looking for its second consecutive title. Philadelphia University is the No. 2 seed, while Holy Family University and Dominican College are the No. 3 and 4 seeds.

Orangeburg, NY (4/28/11) Georgian Court University has claimed the top seed for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament, which the Lions will host on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1. GCU will be looking for its second consecutive title. Philadelphia University is the No. 2 seed, while Holy Family University and Dominican College are the No. 3 and 4 seeds.

Georgian Court will meet No. 4 Dominican in the semi-finals on Saturday at 1:00 pm. The Lions swept Dominican in the regular-season by scores of 18-3 and 21-10. The Lions have never lost a regular-season game against a CACC opponent (34-0), including a 21-10 victory over the Chargers Wednesday. The team's only loss to a CACC foe came in the 2009 conference championship match against Philadelphia. The Lions are 13-4 this season and went 12-0 in conference play. GCU defeated CACC opponents by an average score of 19-6, boasting a 225-72 scoring advantage in 12 games.

GCU is led by senior Ryan McGrath (59 goals, 42 assists). McGrath leads the CACC in points and assists and is second in goals. Goalkeeper Jennifer Molzon paces the conference in goals-against average (8.93) and save percentage (.445).

Dominican has qualified for the conference tournament for the first time after going 6-6 in conference play and 7-8 overall. The Chargers are led by Silje Karlsen's 42 points (33 goals, nine assists), while Brianna Blank has contributed 35 points on 27 goals and eight assists.

Philadelphia, behind CACC Player of the Year Caribeth Shappell and CACC Coach of the Year George Chis-Luca, has earned the No. 2 seed. The Lady Rams went 10-2 in conference play, with their only two losses coming to Georgian Court. PhilaU is 10-6 overall and enters postseason play on a five-game win streak. Shappell currently has 24 goals and 26 assists, while junior Taylor Peltzer checks in with 41 goals and 24 assists. Freshman Emily Ray has posted 49 goals and eight assists. Peltzer was a first team All-Conference pick this season, while Ray claimed second team status.

Philadelphia will look for its third victory over Holy Family this season in Saturday's semi-final match. The Rams took the two regular-season meetings by identical scores of 18-15.

Holy Family, which lost to Georgian Court in last season's CACC Championship game, will be the No. 3 seed after going 6-6 in conference play and 7-9 overall. The team is led by first team All-Conference goalie Melissa Jenkins and first team attacker Jenn James. James leads the conference in goals with 64 and goals per-game (4.00). She also tops the CACC with four game-winning goals. Jenkins is second in save percentage (.442) and fourth with a 13.77 goals-against average. Holy Family has won three of its last four games.

Live stats will be available for all three games, allowing fans to follow the action live on the internet. The score and statistics will be updated as it happens. Visit www.caccathletics.org for details.

Tickets for the event will be $6 for adults, $3 for students with ID, senior citizens and children. Children under the age of three will be admitted for free.

2011 CACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament

Semi-Finals, Saturday, April 30 at Georgian Court

#1 Georgian Court vs. #4 Dominican – 1:00 pm

#2 Philadelphia vs. #3 Holy Family – 3:00 pm

Championship, Sunday, May 1 at Georgian Court

12:00 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 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.