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DOMINICAN DOWNS DAEMEN ON SENIOR DAY
April 27, 2025

DOMINICAN DOWNS DAEMEN ON SENIOR DAY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (4/27/25) The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team wrapped up the 2025 regular season with an 18-4 win in non-conference action over Daemen University on Senior Day. 

The #20/24 Lady Chargers extend their winning streak to 15 straight games as they improve to 16-1 overall. 

Today was a special day for the women's lacrosse program as they honored their graduating seniors with a pregame ceremony. 

Grad students #4 Grace DeStasio and #5 Caitlin Costello were acknowledged and then seniors: #7 Sydney Strohmayer, #8 Anna Kaminskey, #9 Josie Lettieri, #10 Ava Carabetta, #11 Jordana Tomasetti, #12 Jessilynn Galgano, #13 Erica Ortiz, #15 Domenica DaCosta, #16 Ellie Brouwer, #18 Erin Carr, #22 Alivia Chieca, #28 Kristinamarie Kaszovitz, and #33 Kathryn Ehrlinger were all honored during the pregame ceremony.

Dominican opened the game with eight goals in the first quarter and added four more goals in the second quarter including five straight from Ortiz.

Three goals in each of the third and fourth quarters solidified the 18-4 win. Kaszovitz improved to 16-1 on the season in net for the Lady Chargers and made three saves including the 400th of her career.

Senior Kathryn Ehrlinger played 12:02 in net for the Lady Chargers and made one save. Emma Crater also saw time in net for DU.

Ortiz scored a team-high six goals which included the 300th point of her career while DeStasio scored two goals. Ortiz and DeStasio combined for 17 of the team's 19 draw controls. 

Strohmayer finished with a hat trick as well as one assist and two ground balls. Madelyn Grella finished with five points on three assists and two goals including the 200th goal of her career. 

Costello scored one goal and led the team in assists with five for six total points and two draw controls. Tomasetti scored one goal and recorded one assist while picking up three ground balls and caused two turnovers. 

Lettieri scored one goal while Chieca scored one goal, picked up two ground balls and caused three turnovers. Rylie McGhan added one goal while Jenna Rigo picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers. 

The Lady Chargers earned the #1 overall seed in the 2025 CACC Women's Lacrosse Championships and will host the semifinal round this Tuesday on O'Brien Field.  






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.