COSTELLO RECORDS 200TH CAREER POINT AND ORTIZ SCORES 100TH CAREER GOAL IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

April 29, 2023

COSTELLO RECORDS 200TH CAREER POINT AND ORTIZ SCORES 100TH CAREER GOAL IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/29/23) The Dominican University New York women’s lacrosse team completed their 2023 regular season with a victory over Alliance University on Senior Day.

Alliance University 1-16, 0-10

Dominican University New York 15-2, 9-1

Final

Alliance University (1-16, 0-10)

Dominican University New York (15-2, 9-1)

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/29/23) The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team completed their 2023 regular season with a victory over Alliance University on Senior Day.

Before today's game, Dominican honored their two seniors with a pregame ceremony. Dominican honored Seniors Caitlin Anderson (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Sydney Hanifin (Stony Point, N.Y.) before the start of the game.

With the win the Lady Chargers finish the regular season with a 15-2 overall record and a 9-1 CACC record. Dominican also secured their first CACC regular season championship and will be the #1 seed in the upcoming CACC tournament.

Grace DeStasio (West Hempstead, N.Y.) led the way with nine goals scored. DeStasio scored four goals in the first half and added five in the second half. Madelyn Grella (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) added eight points with five assists and three goals.

Caitlin Costello (Seaford, N.Y.) finished with five assists and one goal for six points. Erica Ortiz (Slate Hill, N.Y.) added four points with one goal scored and three assists.

With 4:18 remaining in the first quarter, Costello connected with Ortiz for her 200th career point and the goal was Ortiz's 100th goal of her career.

Jordana Tomasetti (Middletown, N.J.) finished the game with two goals. Sydney Strohmayer (Rocky Point, N.Y.), Anna Kaminskey (Mount Sinai, N.Y.), Josie Lettieri (Deer Park, N.Y.), and Ellie Brouwer (West Long Branch, N.J.) all finished the game with one goal scored.

Kristinamarie Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y.) started in goal for Dominican and recorded the win. Kathryn Ehrlinger (Levittown, N.Y.), Katharina Cohen (Sparta, N.J.), and Rebecca Nutting (Marcellus, N.Y.) all saw time in goal for Dominican.

Next up for the Lady Chargers is the 2023 CACC Women's Lacrosse Championships. Dominican earned the #1 seed and will have a first round bye into the semi-final round next Saturday.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Alliance University

G: Jasmyne Moore - 1

A: N/A

Sv: British Dawson - 5

GB: British Dawson - 4

Dominican University New York

G: Grace DeStasio - 9

A: 2 Players (#05, #06) - 5

Sv: N/A

GB: Erica Ortiz - 7

Team Stats

Alliance University

Dominican University New York

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

8-19

4-19

Turnovers

Draw Controls

Free Position Shots

1-1

2-2

Full stats

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.