DOMINICAN'S JENNA FOX NAMED CACC STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH for APRIL 2020

May 5, 2020

DOMINICAN'S JENNA FOX NAMED CACC STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH for APRIL 2020

New Haven, Conn. (5/6/20) Dominican College women's lacrosse standout Jenna Fox on Wednesday was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for April, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Fox earned the award for combining athletic success, academic success and community engagement outreach.

New Haven, Conn. (5/6/20) Dominican College women's lacrosse standout Jenna Fox on Wednesday was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for April, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Fox earned the award for combining athletic success, academic success and community engagement outreach.

One of the top players in the CACC during her career, Fox recorded her 100th career assist versus American International back on March 10. She was also named to the CACC Women's Lacrosse Weekly Honor Roll once this season before the campaign was ended in mid March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The senior from Stony Point, N.Y., has scored 167 goals during her career, while logging 101 assists for 268 points. She has also collected 122 ground balls, logged 260 draw controls and posted 72 caused turnovers. Fox is Dominican's all-time leader in assists, points and draws, while also ranking second in caused TOs, third in goals and ground balls.

Fox was named to the All-CACC First Team in each of her first three seasons (2017-19), while also being named the 2017 CACC Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Year.

In the classroom, Fox sports a 3.85 cumulative grade point average in her major of education. She was named Dominican's top Sophomore Scholar-Athlete and is a three-time selection to the CACC All-Academic Team. Fox was also inducted into the Dominican College New York Sigma Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma in 2019.

In the community, Fox helps run a lacrosse clinic for children K-2nd, and coaches a travel team called Metro Lacrosse for 5th and 6th graders.

The CACC Student-Athlete of the Month Award is given out each month from September through May, which spans the length of the academic calendar. The award recognizes athletic and academic success, while also highlighting student-athletes giving back to their local community. Fox becomes the first Charger to win the monthly award this season.

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, Thomas Jefferson University, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.

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.