Jersey Sky Blue News Release - www.skybluesoccer.com

Thursday, February 28, 2008

BEDMINSTER, NJ -- Jersey Sky Blue brought another player back into the squad for the 2008 season with Sky Blue Soccer announcing today the Domenique Esposito has signed for the team's second season in the W-League. The former Rutgers University forward first joined Jersey Sky Blue late in the 2007 season.

A veteran of the W-League at the age of 23, Esposito will be playing her fifth season in the league. In addition to playing with Sky Blue in 2007, the River Vale, NJ native also played with the New Jersey Lady Stallions in 2003 and 2004 and the New Jersey Wildcats in 2005. In total, Esposito has eight goals and five assists in 26 regular season appearances.

"Dom was recovering from a knee injury last year and only started to play with us towards the end of the season," said Jersey Sky Blue head coach Denise Reddy. "She is an extremely technical player with good vision and a nose for the goal. I'm happy for Dom that she's healthy again and we're excited to have her back for another season with Sky Blue."

Esposito closed out her career at Rutgers last fall after missing the entire 2006 season due to a knee injury. The former Pascack Valley High School star made 19 appearances as a fifth-year senior finishing with one goal and one assist as the Scarlet Knights recorded a 9-9-3 mark. The second leading scorer for Rutgers in both the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Esposito finished her Scarlet Knights career with 11 goals in her 73 appearances.

Season tickets are available now through the Sky Blue Soccer website for Jersey Sky Blue's second season in the W-League. Sky Blue will open the season on May 10 when it travels to Framingham, MA to face the Boston Renegades. Jersey Sky Blue opens its home schedule on May 31 when it hosts Boston in a return match at 7:30 pm at Drew University's Ranger Stadium in Madison, NJ.

SKY BLUE PROFILE: Domenique Esposito
• Hometown: River Vale, NJ
• Born: 1/6/1985
• Made two appearances in the regular season and one in the playoffs for Jersey Sky Blue in 2007
• Member of the New Jersey Wildcats in 2005 scoring four goals in seven appearances
• Played the 2003 and 2004 W-League seasons with the New Jersey Lady Stallions posting four goals and five assists in 17 games
• Finished her career at Rutgers University this past fall with 11 goals in 73 games
• As a fifth-year senior in 2007, posted one goal and one assist in 19 games for the Scarlet Knights
• Missed the entire 2006 college season due to a knee injury
• As a junior in 2005, started 20 matches posting six goals and four assists for 16 points to rank second in scoring
• Played in all 20 games for Rutgers in 2004 posting three goals and an assist to finish as the team's second leading scorer
• As a freshman in 2003, played in 14 matches for the Scarlet Knights with one goal
• Was an All-State selection at Pascack Valley High School
• Played on the club level for the PDA Torpedoes winning five state titles and two regional championships