LADY CHARGERS WIN BIG OVER NYACK LADY WARRIORS

January 18, 2008

LADY CHARGERS WIN BIG OVER NYACK LADY WARRIORS

Nyack, NY (1/17/08) The visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College won their fourth straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game this evening as they dominated the Nyack College Warriors, 71-51 at Bowman Gymnasium.

LADY CHARGERS WIN BIG OVER NYACK LADY WARRIORS

Nyack, NY (1/17/08) The visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College won their fourth straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game this evening as they dominated the Nyack College Warriors, 71-51 at Bowman Gymnasium.

Dominican went on a 12-4 run early in the game to take a 16-6 lead with 12:25 to go before the break. Nyack cut the lead to four, but DC regained a double digit lead for the 34-23 halftime lead.

In the second half, DC continued to dominate play with the smallest Lady Charger lead being seven points early in the second half. Sophomore Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) had a 6-0 solo run, highlighted by two three point buckets.

Dominican was led by junior Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) with 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Sainten finished with 14 points (6-12, 2-2 from three point land), while forward Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) netted 12 points. Senior guard Dana Rotio (Garfield,, NJ) scored 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and a game leading six steals in the win.

Nyack was led by Kaarina Stearns with 18 points (7-11) and six rebounds. Shooter Kelsy McIntosh had nine points in the loss.

The Lady Chargers shot 49.2% from the floor for the game to Nyack's 32.7%. The Warriors out rebounded DC 36-32.

With the win, Dominican improves to 11-3 overall and 5-1 in the CACC, while Nyack falls to 5-9 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

DC is back in action on Saturday when they host Philadelphia University in CACC women's hoops action. Game time is 1pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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.