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#1 PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY RAMS RALLY TO UPEND #8 DOMINICAN COLLEGE LADY CHARGERS SOCCER IN CACC QUARTER-FINALS
November 3, 2008

#1 PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY RAMS RALLY TO UPEND #8 DOMINICAN COLLEGE LADY CHARGERS SOCCER IN CACC QUARTER-FINALS

Philadelphia, PA (11/3/08) The top seeded Philadelphia University Rams rallied from a 2-1 deficit at halftime to upend #8 Dominican College Lady Chargers, 3-2 this afternoon in the opening round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's soccer tournament.

Box Score

Philadelphia, PA (11/3/08)  The top seeded Philadelphia University Rams rallied from a 2-1 deficit at halftime to upend #8 Dominican College Lady Chargers, 3-2 this afternoon in the opening round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's soccer tournament.

The Rams got on the board in the first minute of play on an own goal. 

The Lady Chargers answered back with two unanswered goals by sophomore midfielder and All-CACC Honorable Mention pick, Margaret Porter (Neptune, NJ).  He first goal of the game came at 34:05 and followed with her second and seventh of the season at 37:29 as DC took a 2-1 advantage into the intermission.

Philadelphia tied the game in the 54th minute of action as Stephanie Filmyer netted her fourth goal of the season on the assist by Sara Redka.  The game winning goal came in teh 59th minute of play off the foot of Brianna Reinford as they got the pass from Jill Sololski.

Lady Charger keeper Rosa Centurion (Mamaroneck, NY) recorded 12 saves in the loss, while Ram keeper and CACC Player of the Year Sara Hall had seven saves in the win.

The Rams dominated the offensive end of the game, outshooting DC 25-10 and held a 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.

With the victory the Rams improve to 10-6-4 overall, while Dominican ends their season with a 6-11-1 record.

Philadelphia advances to the CACC Semi-finals which will take place on Wednesday in Philadelphia, PA.

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.