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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS SECOND SEED IN CACC TOURNAMENT
February 28, 2010

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS SECOND SEED IN CACC TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, NY (2/28/10) The Dominican College women's basketball team has earned the second seed in the North Division for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Tournament. The tournament is slated to begin Tuesday, March 1, with quarter-final contests set to tip-off at 7pm.

Orangeburg, NY (2/28/10)  The Dominican College women's basketball team has earned the second seed in the North Division for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Tournament.  The tournament is slated to begin Tuesday, March 1, with quarter-final contests set to tip-off at 7pm.

Dominican clinched the No. 2 seed in the North, overcoming a six-game losing streak in February to win its last four contests to finish 11-8 in conference play and 14-13 overall. The Chargers are led in scoring by senior guard Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) at 14.1 ppg, which puts her ninth in the conference. Senior Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) chips in 9.9 ppg, while freshman Shannon Lavelle (Floral Park, NY) adds 8.8 ppg. DC ranks only 10th in the conference in scoring as a team (59.4 ppg), but stands fourth in scoring defense by allowing only 59.9 ppg.

Dominican will host No. 3 Bloomfield on Tuesday. The two squads split their season series, with BC winning the most recent game on Feb. 4 by a score of 66-42. The Chargers got past the Deacons on their home court back on Jan. 7, 70-61. Bloomfield is led by junior center Tiffany McDaniel, who ranks 21st in the CACC in scoring (10.5), fifth in rebounds (8.7) and blocks (1.30) and second in field-goal percentage (.565).  Bloomfield, which has lost two straight games, went 11-8 in conference play and 11-15 overall this season.   

2009-10 CACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Quarter-Finals - Tuesday, March 2

N#4 Caldwell at N#1 Nyack - 7:00 pm

N#3 Bloomfield at N#2 Dominican - 7:00 pm

S#4 Wilmington at S#1 Holy Family - 7:00 pm

S#3 Goldey-Beacom at S#2 Philadelphia - 7:00 pm

Semi-Finals - Friday, March 5 at Caldwell College

TBA - 5:00 pm (highest seed)

TBA - 7:00 pm

Championship Game - Saturday, March 6 at Caldwell College

TBA - 7:00 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.