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February 20, 2007

Dominican Downs Georgian Court University, 83-59

Blauvelt, NY (2/20/07) The Dominican College women’s basketball team downed visiting Georgian Court University, 83-59 this evening on Coach Baxter Court in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s action.

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Dominican Downs Georgian Court University, 83-59
 
Blauvelt, NY (2/20/07)   The Dominican College women’s basketball team downed visiting Georgian Court University, 83-59 this evening on Coach Baxter Court in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s action.

 
The Lady Chargers started the game with a 5-0 run, but GCU responded with a 7-2 run to tie the game at 7-7 with 15:18 to go on a three point bucket by junior Stephanie Longdo (Barnegat, NJ).  Dominican then went on a 11-0 run finished by an and one play by sophomore Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) to take a 18-7 lead with just under twelve minutes to go in the first stanza.  The rest of the half was all DC as junior guard Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) ended the first half with a three point shot as the Lady Chargers went into halftime with a 51-18 lead. 
 
Dominican continued to dominated the game coming out of halftime with a 10-4 run to take a 61-20 lead.  GCU would cut the lead to 71-44 on a lay up by Longdo but that’s as close as they would get as DC strolled to the 83-59 victory.
 
The Lions were led by Longdo who had a game leading 22 points.  Freshman Tiffani Brown (Willingboro, NJ) netted 15 points and five rebounds in the loss, while Ashley Lobbato (Monroe, NJ) had a game leading nine rebounds.

The Lady Chargers had four players in double figures, led by freshman Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) and senior guard Jackie Tracey-Spitaleri (Bronx, NY) who netted 15 points a piece, while Tracey-Spitaleri had a game leading seven assists and three steals.  Rotio finished with 14 points, four rebounds and two steals, while Chambers added 11 points and two steals off the bench in the win.  

With the win, Dominican improves to 17-8 overall and 13-7 in the CACC, while Georgian Court University falls to 5-20 overall and 3-17 in the CACC.
              
The Lady Chargers are back in action on Thursday when they host Post University 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.