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FOUR WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL-CACC TEAM
April 28, 2010

FOUR WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL-CACC TEAM

Orangeburg, NY (4/28/10) Four Dominican College women's lacrosse players have been named to the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Second Team as was announced today. Two players also earned Honorable Mention honors as was voted on by the conferences seven coaches.

Orangeburg, NY (4/28/10)  Four Dominican College women's lacrosse players have been named to the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Second Team as was announced today.  Two players also earned Honorable Mention honors as was voted on by the conferences seven coaches.

Junior Sarah Kiernan, a defender from Saugerties, NY, is a two-year team captain who played in all 14 games this season.  She finished fourth on the team in goals (22) and tied for first place in the CACC in game-winning goals (3).  She also finished fourth on the team in points (27), third in ground balls (20), fourth in draw controls (28) and third in caused turnovers (13).

Fellow junior Silje Karlsen, a junior midfielder from Vernon, NJ, finished second on the team in goals (36), points (46), caused turnovers (15) and assists (10).  She led the team in ground balls (28) and draw controls (37).  She ranked seventh in the CACC in goals per game (2.57), ninth in points per game (3.29) and fourth in draw controls per game (2.64).  This is her second All-CACC Second Team selection.

Freshman midfielder, Elizabeth Schmidt, who hails from Montogmery, NY recorded 12 goals in 14 games to finish fifth on the team in scoring.  She tallied six assists for a total of 18 points, with 20 ground balls, 36 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers.  She finished second on the team in draw controls and tied for second in caused turnovers.  She finished fifth in the CACC in draw controls per game (2.57).

Attacker, Aubree Williams, a sophomore from Great Meadows, NJ, led the Lady Chargers in goals (37), assists (12), points (49) and caused turnovers (19).  She finished sixth in the CACC in goals per game (2.64), seventh in points per game (3.50) and shots per game (5.57).   In 2009, She was named the CACC Rookie of the Year and to the All-CACC First Team.

Junior attacker, Amanda Matos, who is from Vernon, NJ, received Honorable Mention honors after recording 26 goals and five assists for a total of 31 points this season in 14 games.  She finished third on the team in goals and points.  She ranked 10th in the CACC in shots per game (5.21).  She had previously earned All-CACC Second Team honors in 2009.

Senior Amanda Miller, a defender from Copaigue, NY, also earned Honorable Mention honors.  A vital member of the Lady Charger defense for the past four years, Miller recorded nine ground balls and 12 caused turnovers this season.  She also had previously been named to the All-CACC Second Team in 2009.

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.