February 1, 2007

Lady Chargers Second Half Rally Leads To Victory Over Bloomfield Deacons

Blauvelt, NY (2/1/07) The Dominican College Lady Chargers rallied from a 11 point deficit at halftime to defeat the Bloomfield College Deacons, 75-63 this evening on Coach Baxter Court in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s action.

Lady Chargers Second Half Rally Leads To Victory Over Bloomfield Deacons

Blauvelt, NY(2/1/07) The Dominican College Lady Chargers rallied from a 11 point deficit at halftime to defeat the Bloomfield College Deacons, 75-63 this evening on Coach Baxter Court in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s action.

Trailing 29-40 at halftime, DC went on an 11-0 run to start the second half to tie the game at 40-40 on a three point bucket by senior Beth DePalo (Rumson, NJ). Dominican took the lead, 43-42 with 14:50 to go in the game on a jumper by sophomore Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) and never looked back.

The Deacons were led by junior Marissa Franklin with 20 points and nine rebounds. DeAnjole Felton netted 16 points, while Shantae Barnes had the game’s only double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Senior Jackie Tracey-Spitaleri (Bronx, NY) led the Lady Chargers with a career high 23 points, eight rebounds, six assists and a game leading seven steals. Freshman Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) netted 16 points in the win, while sophomore Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) came off the bench to score 10 points.

With the win, the Lady Chargers improve to 14-6 overall and 10-5 in the CACC play, while Bloomfield falls to 11-8 overall and 10-5 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Monday when they travel to Caldwell College in CACC women’s action. Game time is scheduled for 6pm.

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.