GRELLA SCORES CAREER HIGH, COSTELLO NETS 100TH CAREER GOAL AS LADY CHARGERS TOP LIONS

April 20, 2024

GRELLA SCORES CAREER HIGH, COSTELLO NETS 100TH CAREER GOAL AS LADY CHARGERS TOP LIONS

Dominican University New York 13-3, 8-0

Georgian Court University 9-6, 5-2

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Dominican University New York (13-3, 8-0)

Georgian Court University (9-6, 5-2)

Lakewood, N.J. (4/20/24) The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team took down the Lions of Georgian Court University in CACC action this afternoon at the GCU Track and Field Complex in Lakewood, N.J.

The Lady Chargers improve to 13-3 overall and 8-0 in the CACC while GCU falls to 9-6 overall and 5-2 in conference play.

Kristinamarie Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y.) made five saves in net for the Lady Chargers and earned her 13^th victory on the season.

Madelyn Grella (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) led the Lady Chargers in goals with eight which is a career high. Grella also took a team-high 15 shots and recorded two assists.

Caitlin Costello (Seaford, N.Y.) finished with two goals and three assists for five points. Costello's first goal of the game in the first quarter was her 100^th goal of her career. Costello also recorded a career high 12 draw controls.

Jordana Tomasetti (Middletown, N.J.) scored a hat trick and picked up three ground balls. Sydney Strohmayer (Rocky Point, N.Y.) and Erica Ortiz (Slate Hill, N.Y.) each scored two goals.

Grace DeStasio (West Hempstead, N.Y.) scored two goals, recorded two assists, and picked up three ground balls and five draw controls. Ellie Brouwer (West Long Branch, N.J.) added one goal.

GCU scored the first wo goals of the game and DU answered by scoring three of the next four to end the first quarter.

An even second quarter saw the Lady Chargers finish strong as Tomasetti put DU on top 8-7 before halftime.

Dominican jumped out to a three goal lead in the third quarter but the Lions fought back to tie the game at 11-11 with over six minutes to play in the quarter. Goals by DeStasio and Ortiz gave DU a two goal advantage before the end of the third quarter.

The Lady Chargers took control of the game in the fourth quarter by scoring seven goals using a five goal run to extend the lead. Grella scored five times in the fourth to help lift DU to the 20-14 win.

The Lady Chargers return to action next Thursday for their regular season finale and Senior Day against Post University on O'Brien Field.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Madelyn Grella - 8

A: Caitlin Costello - 3

Sv: Kristinamarie Kaszovitz - 5

GB: Caitlin Costello - 4

Georgian Court University

G: Bryleigh Tejchman - 3

A: Isabel Raimondi - 4

Sv: Cadence Gentile - 9

GB: Remi Reinhardt - 5

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Georgian Court University

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

15-20

Turnovers

Draw Controls

Free Position Shots

4-7

8-10

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.