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WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS HOME OPENER AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
September 3, 2010

WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS HOME OPENER AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

Orangeburg, NY (9/3/10) The Dominican College women's soccer team opened up the 2010 season with a non-conference victory against the visiting Chargers from the University of New Haven, 2-1, this afternoon at the DC Soccer Field.

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Orangeburg, NY (9/3/10)  The Dominican College women's soccer team opened up the 2010 season with a non-conference victory against the visiting Chargers from the University of New Haven, 2-1, this afternoon at the DC Soccer Field.

Dominican took a 1-0 lead at the 23:04 mark as freshman midfielder Danielle Romano (Plainview, NY) tallied her first collegiate goal on a shot from the 18 yard line off the assist from sophomore Jodi Curtis (Palmerston, New Zealand).

New Haven tied the game just 22 seconds into the second half as senior midfielder Meabh De Burca (County Galway, Ireland) stole the ball from the Lady Charger defense and fired a shot from the 20 yard line to make the score 1-1.

The game winner game in the 82nd minute of action as sophomore Rachel Romanowski (Lacey Township, NJ) got the ball of a deflected shot and netted her first goal of the season and the game-winner for DC.

New Haven goalie Kim Taylor (Patchogue, NY) had four saves in the loss.

Dominican goalie Kari Spicer (Littleton, CO) made 12 saves in her collegiate debut.

New Haven outshot Dominican 20-8 and had a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks for the game.

With the victory Dominican improves to 1-0 on the season, while New Haven falls to 0-1.

DC is back in action on Thursday, September 9th when they host Mercy College in a non-conference game to be held at 3:30 pm at the DC Soccer 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.