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HEAD COACH JOHN BURKE AND THREE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS EARN ALL-MET HONORS
April 10, 2008

HEAD COACH JOHN BURKE AND THREE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS EARN ALL-MET HONORS

White Plains, NY (4/10/08) Dominican College women's basketball coach, John Burke and players, Dana Rotio, Adele Laskowsi and Althea Chambers have earned All-Met Division II honors as was announced by the National Invitation Tournament and the Met Basketball Writers Association today.

HEAD COACH JOHN BURKE AND THREE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS EARN ALL-MET HONORS

White Plains, NY (4/10/08)  Dominican College women's basketball coach, John Burke and players, Dana Rotio, Adele Laskowsi and Althea Chambers have earned All-Met Division II honors as was announced by the National Invitation Tournament and the Met Basketball Writers Association today.

Coach Burke was named the All-Met Division II Coach of the Year.  In his seventh year at the helm, Burke guided the Chargers to a 22-9 overall record, the CACC championship game and the first NCAA tournament berth in school history.  He earned his 100th career victory over Bentley College, then ranked seventh in the country, in the Lady Chargers opening game this season.

Senior Rotio, a guard from Garfield, NJ, earned All-Met First Team honors.  Sheaveraged 11.3 ppg this season and led the team with a 110 assists and 99 steals.  She was ranked 24th in the CACC in scoring, fifth in assists, first in steals and ninth in three point field goal percentage.  For her efforts, she was named to the All-CACC Second Team.  Rotio netted her 1,000th career point this season in a win against the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and was a team captain this year.

Laskowsi, a sophomore forward from Wayne, NJ, was also named to the All-Met First Team.  She finished second on the Lady Chargers with 11.9 ppg and 4.0 rpg.  She was ranked 20th in the CACC in scoring and fifteenth in steals and three point field goals made.  She was previously named to the All-CACC Second Team.

Chambers, a junior guard from Yonkers, NY, led the team in both scoring and rebounding with 12.4 ppg and 7.1 rpg.  She ranked 14th in the CACC in scoring, sixteenth in rebounding, eight in steals and sixth in offensive rebounds.  For her efforts she received All-CACC Honorable Mention honors and All-Met Second Team accolades.

The All-Met awards will be presented Thursday evening, April 17, at the Giants Stadium Club in East Rutherford, N.J.

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.