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LADY CHARGERS SOCCER CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE
September 23, 2009

LADY CHARGERS SOCCER CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE

Caldwell, NJ (9/23/09) Junior midfielder Margaret Porter (Neptune, NJ) scored two goals to help lead the visiting Lady Chargers past the Cougars of Caldwell College, 3-0 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action.

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Caldwell, NJ (9/23/09)  Junior midfielder Margaret Porter (Neptune, NJ) scored two goals to help lead the visiting Lady Chargers past the Cougars of Caldwell College, 3-0 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action.

Both teams played a scoreless first half as the Cougars registered six shots to the Lady Chargers four.

In the second half, Porter netted her first goal in the 64th minute off the right side pass from junior Heather Augilera (Middletown, CT) to the 12 yard line to give DC a 1-0 lead.

Sophomore Jennifer Joyce (Ocean Grove, NJ) gave Dominican a 2-0 lead five minutes later on a loose ball shot following a corner kick.

Porter tallied her second goal of the game and her eighth on the year at 88:56 on a shot from the 15 yard line off the long pass from senior Rosa Centurion (Mamaroneck, NY) for the eventual 3-0 DC victory.

Senior goalie Valentina Sturchio (Stewartsville, NJ) had five saves in the victory.

Dominican improves to 4-1-2 overall and 3-0-1 in the CACC, while Caldwell falls to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Sunday when they host Georgian Court University in CACC women's soccer action at the DC Soccer Field.  Game time is set for 1pm.

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.