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March 31, 2006

Lady Chargers Split With NYIT, 5-3 and 1-4

Central Islip, NY (3/31/06) The Dominican College softball team split a non-conference double header with the New York Institute of Technology this afternoon, winning the first game 5-3, while the Bears took the night cap, 4-1.

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Dominican Lady Chargers Split With NYIT, 5-3 and 1-4

Central Islip, NY (3/31/06)  The Dominican College softball team split a non-conference double header with the New York Institute of Technology this afternoon, winning the first game 5-3, while the Bears took the night cap, 4-1.

The first game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning when the Lady Chargers struck for a run to take a 1-0 lead.  Short stop Katie Farrugia (Cornwall, NY) reached on a two base error by the center fielder and moved over to third on a ground out by CACC Player of the Week, Sarah Beck (Milton, NY).  Jackie Terpstra (Middletown, NY) then walked and tried to advance to second, getting caught in a run down, which allowed Farrugia to score. 

The Bears tied the game in the bottom of the fifth as Jessica Cinnamon had an RBI single to left center.

Dominican added two runs a piece in the sixth and seventh innings, while the Bears rallied for two in the bottom of the seventh for the final 5-3 Lady Charger win.

Lead off hitter, Kristine Knuth (Staten Island, NY) went 2-4 in the game with two RBIs, while Beck finished 1-3 with one RBI and a run scored. Pitcher Christine Stathes (Cornwall, NY) picked up here seventh win of the season, allowing three runs, striking out five and six hits in the complete game.

In the night cap, NYIT capitalized on a four run third inning to take a 4-0 lead.  The Lady Chargers rallied for a run in the fourth on the RBI single to right by Terpstra, scoring Farrugia who had doubled down the right field line with one out to put the team on the board, 4-1.

Lady Charger pitcher, Michelle Bark (West Milford, NJ) suffered the loss, allowing four runs, six hits and striking out eight batters.

Center fielder Jamie Ollari (Hopatcong, NJ) went 2-3 in the game.

The Lady Chargers now stand at 18-8 overall, while the Bears are 8-3.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow when they travel to Caldwell College for a Cental Atlantic Collegiate Conference double header, slated to begin at 12pm.

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.