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LADY CHARGERS RALLY FALL SHORT TO CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE
March 24, 2009

LADY CHARGERS RALLY FALL SHORT TO CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (3/24/09) The Dominican College Lady Chargers lacrosse team went on a late 3-0 run in the second half, but was unable to pull ahead of the visiting Chestnut Hill College Griffins as the Griffins went on to the 18-17 victory this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's lacrosse action at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Box Score

Orangeburg, NY (3/24/09)  The Dominican College Lady Chargers lacrosse team went on a late 3-0 run in the second half, but was unable to pull ahead of the visiting Chestnut Hill College Griffins as the Griffins went on to the 18-17 victory this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's lacrosse action at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

The Griffins got on the board in the first three minutes of action with two goals by sisters Carley Glass (Baltimore, MD) and Maryanne Glass (Baltimore, MD).  Midfielder Silje Karlsen (Vernon, NJ) netted the first goal for DC with 25:11 remaining in the first half to cut the lead to 2-1.

CHC went on a 3-0 run, with M. Glass netting two of them, to rebuild a 5-1 lead but a goal by freshman Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) off the pass by Sarah Kiernan (Saugerties, NY) cut the lead to 5-2.  DC went on to outscore the Griffins 4-2 in the final 10:30 of the first half to only trail CHC, 7-6.

Down 18-14 with 6:30 left in the game, the Lady Chargers netted three goals in 1:04 seconds to cut the lead to 18-17, but they couldn't get the ball into the offsenive half of the field as CHC hung on for the win.  

C. Glass led the Griffins with 10 points (8 goals, 2 assists), while M. Glass had seven points (5, goals, 2 assists) in the win.  Senior attacker Katie Donovan (Conshohocken, PA) picked up five goals and one assist for six points.  Goalie Stephanie Jordan (Tylersport, PA) made 21 saves in the net.

The Lady Chargers were led by freshman midfielder Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) with a career high seven goals for seven points.    Kiernan finished with three goals and an assist for four points, while Karlsen finished with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) and sophomore Amanda Matos (Vernon, NJ) also had three points (3 goals).  Junior goalie Lindsey Grundfast (Saugerties, NY) made 13 saves in the net.

With the win Chestnut Hill improves to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the CACC, while Dominican falls to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Thursday when they host Kean University in a non-conference game slated to begin at 4pm 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.