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March 7, 2007

Lady Chargers Softball Drops Two To Saginaw Valley State

Cape Coral, Fl (3/7/07) The Lady Charger softball team dropped a double header to Saginaw Valley State University this afternoon at the Gene Cusic Classic. SVSU took the first game 3-0 and won the night cap 6-5.

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Lady Chargers Softball Drops Two To Saginaw Valley State

Cape Coral, Fl (3/7/07)  The Lady Charger softball team dropped a double header to Saginaw Valley State University this afternoon at the Gene Cusic Classic.  SVSU took the first game 3-0 and won the night cap 6-5.

In the first game, SVSU took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third and added a run in the sixth for the 3-0 victory.  

The Lady Chargers had only three hits in the game.  Jackie Terpstra (Middletown, NY), Danielle Garrison (Coatesville, PA) and Chrystina Tirado (Rincon, Puerto Rico) each had a hit in the loss.

Junior Christine Stathes (Cornwall, NY) suffered the loss, allowing eight hits over seven innings.

In the night cap, SVSU held a 3-1 lead after three innings and took a 6-1 lead in the fourth.  DC fought back with a run in the fifth and three in the sixth to pull within one run.

Freshman Nicole Philpot (Dingmans Ferry, PA) went 2-4 in the game, while Sarah Beck (Milton, NY) and Kristine Knuth (Staten Island, NY) each had a triple.  Stathes went 1-2 with two runs scored in the loss.

Senior Michelle Bark (West Milford, NJ) suffered the loss, going 3 1/3 innings and allowing six runs on eight hits.

Dominican is back in action on Friday when they take on the University of Bridgeport and St. Anselm College at the Gene Cusic Classic.

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.