LADY CHARGERS TAKE DOWN LIGHTNING ON FIELD DEDICATION DAY

September 30, 2023

LADY CHARGERS TAKE DOWN LIGHTNING ON FIELD DEDICATION DAY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/30/23) The Dominican University New York women's soccer team defeated the Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College in a historic victory as today marked the first game on Sister Mary Eileen O'Brien Field.

The Lady Chargers shutout the Lightning 2-0 to improve to 3-3-1 overall and 2-0-1 in conference play. GBC falls to 0-4 overall and 0-2-1 in conference play.

Sophomore goalkeeper Stella Paton (Edinburgh, Scotland) recorded her second shutout of the season and recorded six saves to improve to 3-3-1.

GBC goalkeeper Nikki Cashin made five saves in net for the Lightning but suffered the loss.

Forward Stella Koster (Saarbruecken, Germany) put the Lady Chargers on the board at the 21:49 mark for her first of the season. Kaitlyn Zeeb (Piscataway, N.J.) picked up the assist on the goal after taking the initial shot which was saved but deflected to Koster.

Later in the opening half, Zeeb connected for her fourth goal of the season to give Dominican the 2-0 advantage. Koster and Isabella Wysocki (Rahway, N.J.) each picked up an assist on the goal.

The score would remain the same for the rest of the game and the Lady Chargers secured the win.

Dominican out shot GBC 19-13 in the game. Zeeb and Koster combined for 10 shots for Dominican.

The Lady Chargers return to action next Tuesday, October 3rd when they visit Caldwell University for a CACC contest with the Cougars at 3:30 PM.

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.