Dominican's Laskowski Named CACC Rookie of the Week

December 4, 2006

Dominican's Laskowski Named CACC Rookie of the Week

Blauvelt, NY (12/4/06) Sherrelle Holmes of Wilmington College has been selected as the Central Atlantic Conference (CACC)Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 3. Adele Laskowski of Dominican College has been picked as the Rookie of the Week.

Dominican's Laskowski Named CACC Rookie of the Week

Blauvelt, NY (12/4/06) Sherrelle Holmes of Wilmington College has been selected as the Central Atlantic Conference (CACC)Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 3. Adele Laskowski of Dominican College has been picked as the Rookie of the Week.

Holmes, a 5-6 senior guard from Philadelphia, PA, averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a 2-0 week for the Wildcats. She shot 50.0% from the floor and made 16 of 19 free throws. She recorded 27 points in a league win over Georgian Court University.

Laskowski, a 5-9 freshman guard from Wayne, NJ, averaged 14.7 points and 3.3 steals in a 2-1 week for the Lady Chargers. She scored a career high 21 points in Tuesday's win at Felician. She shot 61.3 percent from the floor, made 6 of 6 free throws during the week.

Honorable Mention

Toni Jones, Goldey-Beacom - Averaged 15.0 points and 13.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week, including a 13-20 effort against Dominican.

Marisa Franklin, Bloomfield - Shot 9-10 from teh floor and 10-10 at the line in a 2-0 week. Averaged 14.0 points and 3.0 rebounds.

Allison Weiss, USP - Recorded three double-doubles in a 1-2 week. Shot 50% and averaged 12.7 points and 13.0 rebounds.

CACC Notes

Felician - Senior G Laurin Brown shot 10 for 21 (.476) from three-point range in three games last week after beginning the season 1 for 13.

Georgian Court - The young Lions, led by two juniors, are off to a rough start, dropping their first six contests. G Ashley Lobbato is averaging 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. The Lions seek their first win tonight against Columbia Union College.

Post - Post picked up its first win of the season with a 69-56 victory over Felician. on Nov. 30 at the Drubner Center. It was the Eagles' only win last week in three games. On Nov. 28, Post dropped an 88-82 decision to Nyack on the road. LaToya Coley led the Eagles with 29 points on 8-of-18 shooting and seven three-pointers in 22 minutes. In the win against Felician, the Eagles had three scorers in double digits, as Stephanie Goss had 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds, Marjorie Prado had 12 points and Telisha Moultrie added 10. On Dec. 2, Holy Family got off to a quick start and didn't look back, recording a 75-48 win over the visiting Eagles. Kenetta Kelly led Post with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Post hits the road for a crucial CACC tilt at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.

Philadelphia - Freshman C Jessica Romano registered her first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, plus a career-high five assists, in a Dec. 2 win at Felician.

USP - Shelby Rance surpassed the 1,500-point mark for her career. The senior guard now has 1,531. Lori Sedina moved into fourth place on the Devils' all-time blocks list with four during the week, giving her 71 for her career.

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.