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December 1, 2007

DARBY HITS GAME WINNER AS BLOOMFIELD DEFEATS LADY CHARGERS, 52-50

Blauvelt, NY (12/1/07) Senior Ciera Darby (Trenton, NJ) hit a jumper at the buzzer to lift the visiting Bloomfield College Deacons over the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 52-50 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court.

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DARBY HITS GAME WINNER AS BLOOMFIELD DEFEATS LADY CHARGERS, 52-50

Blauvelt, NY (12/1/07)  Senior Ciera Darby (Trenton, NJ) hit a jumper at the buzzer to lift the visiting Bloomfield College Deacons over the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 52-50 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court.

The Deacons held a seven point lead with just over nine minutes left in the first half as Dominican went on a 7-0 run, highlighted by back to back three point buckets by seniors Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) and Kristen Tracey (Bronx, NY) to knot the game at 17-17.  BC rebounded with an 8-0 run to end the first half with a 33-26 lead.

In the second half, Bloomfield lead by ten, 50-40, with 5:26 to go when DC went on a 10-0 run for the third tie of the game as junior Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) hit one of two free throws with 0:09 seconds remaining. 

Bloomfield inbounded the ball under their own basket and Darby dribbled down the floor and hit the jumper as time expired for the thrilling, 52-50 victory.

The Lady Chargers had two players in double figures, led by sophomore Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) with 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals.  Chambers finished with 13 points and a team leading nine rebounds in the loss.  Rotio netted eight points, five assists and a game leading seven steals.

The Deacons were led by senior center Shantae Barnes (Absecon, NJ) with 14 points and a game leading 11 rebounds.  Freshman Ashley Crenshaw (East Orange, NJ) had 13 points and four steals in the win.

With the win, the Deacons improve to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while the Lady Chargers fall to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Georgian Court University for a CACC game.  Game time is 7pm. 

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.