WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY TURNS BACK LADY CHARGERS LACROSSE

March 28, 2009

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY TURNS BACK LADY CHARGERS LACROSSE

New Castle, DE (3/28/09) The Wilmington University women's lacrosse team defeated the visiting Dominican College Lady Chargers, 22-14 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's lacrosse action.

New Castle, DE (3/28/09) The Wilmington University women's lacrosse team defeated the visiting Dominican College Lady Chargers, 22-14 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's lacrosse action.

The 'Cats opened up the first half with a 4-0 run when freshman midfielder Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) scored an unassisted goal to put DC on the board. WU went on a another run, this time scoring three straight goals, until Dominican put together a 3-0 run themselves to cut the lead to 7-4. Junior attacker Ashley Ordemann (Toms River, NJ) netted a goal off the assist by Maryanne Eaton (Rehoboth, MA) and Williams followed with two more unassisted goals. WU outscored DC 7-4 in the final 17 minutes of the first half to take a 13-8 lead. Williams and Ordemann each netted a goal, while sophomores Silje Karlsen (Vernon, NJ) and Sarah Kiernan (Saugerties, NY) had the other two goals.

WU started off the second half with a 3-0 run before Williams netted her fifth goal of the game to make the score 16-9. Amanda Matos (Vernon, NJ) and Ordemann added two more goals to cut the 'Cat lead to 17-11 with just under 19 minutes left in the game, but the 'Cats outscored the Lady Chargers 5-3 in that time for the 22-14 victory.

Williams led the Lady Chargers with seven points (6 goals, 1 assist), while Ordemann finished with four goals. Goalie Lindsey Grundfast (Saugerties, NY) had 14 saves in the net.

With the loss Dominican falls to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the CACC, while Wilmington improves to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the CACC.

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.