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Lady Rams Edged in CACC Finale

In other postseason news, Head Coach George Dunbar's second-seeded Lady Rams' soccer team dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 decision to rival and top-seeded Holy Family in the championship game of the CACC Tournament.  Tigers' senior Kaitlin Gavaghan scored the only goal of the match in the 36th minute.  From there, the Lady Rams pestered the tournament's Most Valuable Player, Holy Family senior goaltender Kelly McGrogan, outshooting the Tigers 20-11 in the contest, including Melissa McMullen's attempt that went off the crossbar in the 62nd minute.  But McGrogan tallied seven saves to keep Philadelphia University off the scoreboard.

Three Lady Rams garnered All-Tournament accolades: senior co-captain defender Michele Petruzzi (right), senior midfielder Melissa McMullen and freshman midfielder Sara Redka.  The complete rundown of All-Tournament selections can be found on the CACC website.

The Tigers earned the CACC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division II Tournament, while the Lady Rams maintain a slight chance for an at-large bid in the New England Region.  The are already eligible for Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) playoff action.  The NCAA and ECAC committees will announce the fields for their women's soccer tournaments by Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

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