WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST NYACK COLLEGE

February 23, 2010

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST NYACK COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (2/23/10) The Dominican College women's basketball team charged back the visiting Warriors from Nyack College, 70-53, this evening on Senior Night at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (2/23/10) The Dominican College women's basketball team charged back the visiting Warriors from Nyack College, 70-53, this evening on Senior Night at the Hennessy Center.

The Warriors opened the contest with an early 5-2 lead but the Lady Chargers turned the tables with a 26-12 run to take a 28-17 lead with 6:22 left before the intermission and went into the break with a 37-36 lead.

DC continued to dominate on the offensive end opening up a 51-30 lead early into the second half. The Warriors were able to cut the deficit to no closer than a 13-point margin for the rest of the game as Dominican got the 70-53 victory.

Nyack was led by forward Shelly Yount (Belvidere, NJ) who had 15 points. Junior Victoria Sweet (Harlem, NY) netted eight points, a game leading four assists and seven rebounds, while Brittany Mitchell (Queens Village, NY) had eight points off the bench.

Dominican was led by senior guard Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) who had a game leading 21 points. Freshman Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) had a great performance off the bench for the Lady Chargers with nine points(4-4 from the floor) and nine rebounds. Senior Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) netted eight points and six caroms, while Shanice Scully (St. Albans, NY) tallied a game leading four steals.

With the victory Dominican improved to 13-13 overall and 10-8 in the CACC, while Nyack falls to 17-10 overall and 12-5 in the CACC.

Before the game the Lady Chargers honored seniors Sainten, Laskowski and manager Megan Bryant. Junior Kristen Haycook (Point Pleasant, NJ) also was honored before the game as she was named the recipient of the 2010 Sue Heller Memorial Scholarship.

DC is back in action on Saturday when they wrap up regular season play on the road at Goldey-Beacom College. Game time is set for 1pm.

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.