Dominican Claims Fourth Seed For CACC Women's Basketball Tournament

February 25, 2007

Dominican Claims Fourth Seed For CACC Women's Basketball Tournament

New Haven, CT (2/25/07) – Holy Family University has claimed the top seed for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Basketball Tournament, as the regular-season wrapped up Saturday evening. The Tigers will host #8 Post University in an opening round game on Wednesday, February 28, at 7:30 pm. Defending tournament champion USP will serve as the third seed.

Dominican Claims Fourth Seed For CACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC

Holy Family is currently ranked 10th in the nation according to this week’s USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll. The Tigers concluded the regular-season 25-2 overall and a perfect 22-0 in the CACC. The Tigers have won 48 consecutive CACC regular-season games and their last loss to a conference team was against USP in last season’s tournament championship game. The Tigers defeated Post by scores of 75-48 on Dec. 2 and 91-60 on Jan. 20

Philadelphia will be the second seed after finishing with a 16-6 conference record to go with an 18-8 overall mark. This is the first season the Rams are eligible to participate in the CACC Tournament after joining the conference last year. The Rams will host #7 Wilmington College (13-14, 10-12) on Wednesday. In the last meeting between these teams, the Wildcats earned a last-second, 69-67 win in New Castle on Feb. 1. Philadelphia won the first meeting on Dec. 30, 72-57.

USP is the third seed after going 15-7 in CACC play and 18-9 overall. The Devils won last year’s tournament title with a 66-57 triumph over Holy Family. USP was also the tournament champion in 2003-04. The Devils will welcome #6 Bloomfield College to Bobby Morgan Arena on Wednesday. USP swept the Deacons in two meetings this year by scores of 64-53 on Dec. 19 and 71-56 on Jan. 7.

Also clinching a home first-round game was Dominican after a win over Philadelphia Saturday. The Chargers are 19-8 overall and finished 15-7 in the CACC. The squad will host #5 Goldey-Beacom College (17-10, 14-8) in the quarterfinal round. GBC won the first meeting this year, 68-52, in Wilmington on Dec. 2. Dominican won the last meeting on Jan. 20, 83-72.

The semifinals will be hosted by Dominican College on Coach Baxter Court on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3. Friday’s semifinal games will be noon and 2:00 pm starts. Saturday’s championship game will tip off at 1:00 pm.

The full tournament schedule is below.

CACC First Round, Wednesday, February 28

#8 Post at #1 Holy Family - 7:30 pm

#7 Wilmington at #2 Philadelphia - 7:30 pm

#6 Bloomfield at #3 USP – 7:30 pm

#5 Goldey-Beacom at #4 Dominican - 7:30 pm

CACC Semifinals, Friday, March 2

at Coach Baxter Court, Dominican Campus

Game 1 – Noon

Game 2 – 2:00 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 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.