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DOMINICAN WOMEN DOMINATE CALDWELL COLLEGE
January 10, 2008

DOMINICAN WOMEN DOMINATE CALDWELL COLLEGE

Blauvelt, NY (1/10/08) The Dominican College Lady Chargers basketball team used a 13-2 run to start the game and never looked back in defeating the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College, 78-52 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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DOMINICAN WOMEN DOMINATE CALDWELL COLLEGE 

Blauvelt, NY (1/10/08)  The Dominican College Lady Chargers basketball team used a 13-2 run to start the game and never looked back in defeating the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College, 78-52 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Lady Chargers took a 31-9 lead with 6:56 to go in the game on a layup by sophomore Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ).  The Cougars cut the lead to 45-30 at the break as senior Melissa Freeman (Englewood, NJ) hit a shot as time expired.

Junior Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) had a big first half with 16 points, eight rebounds and five steals to lead all scorers.

The closest the Cougars ever got in the second half was at the 14-minute mark where a shot by Kate Schutz (Edison, NJ) to bring CC within ten points, 50-40.  DC responded with a 21-6 run to take a 62-46 lead en route to the 72-58 final.

Dominican shot 4.19% (26-62) for the game to Caldwell's 35.8% (19-53).  DC also owned the boards 40-34.

Mackenzie Lynch (Wayne, NJ) led Caldwell with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.  Kirsty Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England) netted 10 points and three assists off teh bench.

Chambers led all scorers with 22 points, ten caroms, three assists and six steals.  Laskowski finished with 13 points, while senior guard Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) netted 11 points, five assists and a game leading seven steals in the win.

With the win, Dominican improves to 10-3 overall and 4-1 in the CACC, while Caldwell falls to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers are back in action next Thursday when they travel to CACC opponent, Nyack College.  Tip-off time is 6pm at Bowman Gymnasium.

 

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.