WOMEN'S LACROSSE WINS FIRST GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY OVER RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

March 26, 2008

WOMEN'S LACROSSE WINS FIRST GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY OVER RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

Mahwah, NJ (3/26/08) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team won their first game in program history after defeating Ramapo College of New Jersey, 12-4 this afternoon.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE WINS FIRST GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY OVER RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

Courtesy of Kate Levin, Ramapo College of New Jersey Assistant Sports Information Director

Mahwah, NJ (3/26/08) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team won their first game in program history after defeating Ramapo College of New Jersey, 12-4 this afternoon.

With five goals from Amanda Matos (Vernon, NY), the Chargers earned their first win of the 2008 season to improve to 1-3 on the year. The Roadrunners fall to 0-2 overall with the loss.

Under one minute into the game, Silje Karlsen (Vernon, NJ) ripped a shot past the Ramapo goaltender off a pass from Jessica Bianchi (East Islip, NY) to take a 1-0 lead over the Roadrunners. Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) gave the Chargers a 2-0 edge and Matos put Dominican up three. Both goals were unassisted hitting the back of the cage with 13:30 and 11:51 to go in the half respectively. Chambers notched her second goal of the game just over one minute later with an assist from Jenifer Olin (Oceanside, NY), before Matos made her mark again with a goal at 22:59 from Akkirah Cooper (Bronx, NY). The Chargers rounded out the first half of play with goals from Sara Kiernan (Saugerties, NY) and Chambers, both unassisted, to head into the intermission, 7-0 over Ramapo.

Ramapo struck quickly at the start of the second half when Eveline Rutledge (Plainsboro, NJ) hit the back of the cage, spoiling the shut out, with a goal 25 seconds in. Matos, Olin, and Karlsen each gave the Chargers a goal before Rutledge recorded back-to-back goals putting the Roadrunners within seven, 10-3. Matos posted her fourth of the game at 53:49 and Ramapo's Sarah Clayton (Howell, NJ) took a pass from Jenna Pfarr (Cranford, NJ) putting one in for Ramapo before Matos struck once again giving the Chargers a 12-4 victory with just one tick left on the clock.

Sophomore goalkeeper Lindsey Grundfast (Saugerties, NY) blocked 11 shots letting up all four of Ramapo goals while Diana Silva (Howell, NJ) and Megan Tierney (Wayne, NJ) split time in front of the cage, combining for 11 saves for Ramapo.

Dominican is back in action on Saturday when they host Chestnut Hill College at 7pm at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

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.