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CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE DEFEATS WOMEN'S SOCCER
October 2, 2010

CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE DEFEATS WOMEN'S SOCCER

Orangeburg, NY (10/2/10) The visiting Griffins of Chestnut Hill College defeated the Dominican College women's soccer team, 3-1, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game held at Tappan Zee High School.

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Orangeburg, NY (10/2/10)  The visiting Griffins of Chestnut Hill College defeated the Dominican College women's soccer team, 3-1, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game held at Tappan Zee High School.

Chestnut Hill got on the board in the 13th minute of play as freshman Marykate McShane (Lebanon, PA) got the cross off the corner kick from Lauren Riiff (Clementon, NJ) for the early 1-0 lead.

Dominican tied the contest at 41:29 as freshman midfielder Danielle Klecha (Jamesburg, NJ) netted her first collegiate goal after the indirect kick by Rachel Romanowski (Lacey Township, NJ) to make the score 1-1.

The Griffins netted the both goals in the second half as Riiff gave CHC a 2-1 edge at 66:37 off the throw in assist from Shannon Catts (Elmer, NJ).  Riiff notched her second goal of the day in the 88th minute of action off a deflection by the keeper.

DC held a 15-10 edge in shots.

Lady Charger keeper Kari Spicer (Littleton, CO) made five saves in the loss.

With the loss Dominican now stands at 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the CACC, while Chestnut Hill improves to 7-1-2 overall and 6-0-1 in conference play.

Dominican is back in action on Monday when they host Bloomfield College 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.