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Dominican University New York Athletics
August 25, 2006

FAZIO, DURANDO HIT MARKS AS SETTERS WIN IN KICK-OFF CLASSIC

BRIARCLIFF, NY –At the 2006 Pace University Kick-Off Classic, both Northeast-10 Conference institutions, Bryant University and host Pace University, won their opening day games. Bryant defeated Caldwell College, 4-0, before Pace downed Dominican College, 5-0. Both Pace and Bryant open the year at 1-0 while Caldwell and Dominican start the year at 0-1.

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FAZIO, DURANDO HIT MARKS AS SETTERS WIN IN KICK-OFF CLASSIC
 

BRIARCLIFF, NY –At the 2006 Pace University Kick-Off Classic, both Northeast-10 Conference institutions, Bryant University and host Pace University, won their opening day games.  Bryant defeated Caldwell College, 4-0, before Pace downed Dominican College, 5-0.  Both Pace and Bryant open the year at 1-0 while Caldwell and Dominican start the year at 0-1.
 

In the first game of the Classic, which started an hour and a half late due to inclement weather and poor field conditions, Bryant jumped on the board first when Caldwell goalkeeper Richelle Morse (Mt. Holly, NJ) allowed a goal that was deflected by her own teammate.  Bryant would score their second goal when Tricia Spada (Dedham, MA) found Kellie Barker (Westfield, MA) on a corner kick to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead.  Casey Grange (Methuen, MA) would then score twice within thirty seconds on assists from Brianne Lustenring (Massapequa, MA) and Stephanie Zalewski (Parsippany, NJ). 
 

Bryant dominated play, outshooting Caldwell, 33-2, while also holding the advantage in corner kicks, 8-1.  In net, Bryant’s Jessica Neales (Swansea, MA) had two saves in 90 minutes for her first shutout of the season while her counterpart, Caldwell’s Morse, had 11 saves while allowing four goals.
 
In the nightcap, senior captains Kelly Fazio (Ann Arbor, MI/Saline) and Jocelyne Durando (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) had record setting days for the Setters.  Fazio kicked off Pace’s scoring with her 1st goal of the season and 20th of her career on an assist from sophomore Victoria Rodriguez (Whitestone, NY/St. Francis Prep).  The goal ties Fazio for the most goals in a career, set last season by Amanda Thorman (2001-05).  Fazio also had three assists in the game, giving her 48 career points and moving her into 2nd place all-time.  She trails Marta Anderson-Winchell’s (2002-05) 56 career points.  

Durando made three saves in 90 minutes in net for her 13th career save, breaking the previous mark set by Ria Carroll (2002-03) of 12.   

Fazio hooked up with senior Allison Levine (Ellicott City, MD/Wikk Lake) twice in the game and returned the favor to Rodriguez, hooking the sophomore up with her first career goal just before the end of the first half.  Freshman Dania D’Alessandro (Victor, NY/Victor) got in on the action as well, netting her first career goal just under two minutes into the 2nd half.
 

Pace dominated the matchup, outshooting Dominican,19-5, while also holding the edge in corner kicks, 6-1.
 

The 2006 Pace University Kick-Off Classic concludes tomorrow when the Setters take on Caldwell at 11:00 a.m., followed by Bryant and Dominican squaring off at 1:30 p.m.  Both games will be played on Pace Field on the Briarcliff campus of Pace University.

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.