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THREE SOFTBALL PLAYERS EARN NFCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONORS
October 13, 2009

THREE SOFTBALL PLAYERS EARN NFCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONORS

Orangeburg, NY (10/13/09) Three players from the 2009 Lady Charger softball team have earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors as was announced by the NFCA.

Orangeburg, NY (10/13/09)  Three players from the 2009 Lady Charger softball team have earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors as was announced by the NFCA.

To earn NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors, the student must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher.  The NFCA honors high school and collegiate softball teams for their success in the classroom with the girls got game Top-Ten All-Academic Team awards. The awards are based on team GPAs submitted by participating institutions for the 2008-09 academic year.

The student-athletes were earned Scholar-Athlete honors in 2008-09 are current senior Nicole Philpot (Dingmans Ferry, PA) and 2009 graduates Sarah Beck (Milton, NY) and Jamie Ollari (Hopatcong, NJ).

The 2009 Dominican College Lady Chargers softball team had the most successful season in program history after earning the program's first berth in the NCAA Tournament and winning the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Regular Season Title.  DC finished with a record of 39-16 and a CACC record of 22-2.  The team won the CACC Regular Season and received the top seed in the CACC Tournament.

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.