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LADY CHARGERS PREVAIL OVER FELICIAN GOLDEN FALCONS
January 23, 2008

LADY CHARGERS PREVAIL OVER FELICIAN GOLDEN FALCONS

Blauvelt, NY (1/23/08) The Dominican College Lady Chargers basketball team defeated the visiting Felician College Golden Falcons, 74-52 this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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LADY CHARGERS PREVAIL OVER FELICIAN GOLDEN FALCONS

Blauvelt, NY (1/23/08)  The Dominican College Lady Chargers basketball team defeated the visiting Felician College Golden Falcons, 74-52 this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican jumped out to an 21-9 lead with 8:43 to go in the half, but a 7-0 Golden Falcon run cut the deficit to 21-16 with just over five minutes remaining as Dee Dee Smith (Monticello, NY) hit a free throw and followed with a jumper.  FC cut the lead to 24-21 with 2:54 to go before the break on a three shots from the charity stripe from Breanne DeFalco (East Brunswick, NJ) but sophomore Frankie Melione (Wayne, NJ) hit a three to lift DC to a 27-21 lead.

The Lady Chargers took over in the second half, shooting 60.0% (6-10) from beyond the three point line.  They finished the game  shooting 50.9% from the floor to Felician's 45.5%.

Smith led the way for the Golden Falcons with a game leading 25 points and six rebounds.  Janelle Biamonte (Secaucus, NJ) netted 17 points and four rebounds.

Dominican had three players in double figures, led by senior shooter Kristen Tracey (Bronx, NY) with 16 points (4-7 from three).  Junior Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) and sophomore Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) each netted 12 points, while Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) grabbed a game leading eight rebounds.

With the win, Dominican improves to 13-4 overall and 6-1 in the CACC, while Felician falls to 3-13 overall and 1-8 in the CACC.

DC is back in action on Saturday when they host University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's hoops action.  Game time is 1:00pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center for the Sue Heller Game.

 

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.