Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Dominican University New York Athletics
WOMEN'S LACROSSE SET PROGRAM RECORD WITH VICTORY OVER HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY
April 18, 2009

WOMEN'S LACROSSE SET PROGRAM RECORD WITH VICTORY OVER HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (4/18/09) The Dominican College Lady Chargers set a new program record for wins in a season after defeating Holy Family University, 20-14 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's lacrosse action from the DC Lacrosse Field.

Box Score

Orangeburg, NY (4/18/09)  The Dominican College Lady Chargers set a new program record for wins in a season after defeating Holy Family University, 20-14 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's lacrosse action from the DC Lacrosse Field.

The Tigers opened up the game with a goal in the first 54 seconds to take an early 1-0 lead.  The Lady Chargers answered back with two straight goals from sophomores Amanda Matos (Vernon, NJ) and Silje Karlsen (Vernon, NJ) with freshman Nicole Trombetta (Ossining, NY) picking up an assist.

Holy Family tied the game with an unassisted goal from freshman Gina Mansi (Washington Township, NJ), before DC pulled away with a 4-0 run to take a 6-2 lead.  The Lady Chargers went on to outscore the Tigers, 4-3 to head into halftime with a 10-5 lead.

The Tigers opened up the second half with a 2-0 spurt to cut the lead to 10-7, but Matos rebuilt a four goal lead after converting a free position shot.  DC out scored Holy Family 9-7 through the remaining 22 minutes as they went on to the 20-14 victory.

Mansi and Jennifer James (Philadelphia, PA) led the Tigers with five points each with Mansi netting five goals and James scoring four goals and one assist.  Freshman Melissa Jenkins (Glenolden, PA) made 14 saves in the net.

Freshman Aubree Williams (Great Meadows, NJ) and Matos led the Lady Chargers with eight points each.  Williams finished with three goals and five assists, while Matos had a career high eight goals in the win.  Goalie Lindsey Grundfast (Saugerties, NY) had nine saves in the win.

Dominican improves to improves to 3-9 overall and 2-9 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.