DOMINICAN COLLEGE'S CARA PIASECKI NAMED LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SLUGGER/NFCA DIVISION II AND ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

April 30, 2008

DOMINICAN COLLEGE'S CARA PIASECKI NAMED LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SLUGGER/NFCA DIVISION II AND ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Starkville, MS (4/30/08) Dominican College sophomore shortstop Cara Piasecki has been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National and the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week for the week ending April 27, it was announced on Wednesday.

DOMINICAN COLLEGE'S CARA PIASECKI NAMED LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SLUGGER/NFCA DIVISION II AND ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Courtesy of the NFCA

Starkville, MS (4/30/08) Dominican College sophomore shortstop Cara Piasecki has been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National and the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week for the week ending April 27, it was announced on Wednesday.

Piasecki hit .559 for the week, going 9-for-34 in the Chargers 10 games played last week. She had at least one hit in each of the 10 games and finished with seven runs, 14 RBI, four doubles and two home runs on the week.

A sophomore from Port Monmouth, N.J., Piasecki went 3-for-4 with six RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Wilmington University on Sunday. She also had a 3-for-4 day against the University of the Sciences on Saturday and posted a 4-for-4 effort against Post last Monday.

She set a school record on April 26 with her 10th home run of the season. The Lady Chargers have set a school record for conference victories in a season with 18, surpassing the previous school record of 15.

For her efforts, Piasecki also earned Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Week honors.

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.