LADY CHARGERS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN CACC WITH VICTORY OVER FELICIAN COLLEGE

January 17, 2009

LADY CHARGERS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN CACC WITH VICTORY OVER FELICIAN COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (1/17/09) The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 7-7 overall and remained undefeated at 5-0 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) after defeating visiting Felician College, 66-52 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (1/17/09) The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 7-7 overall and remained undefeated at 5-0 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) after defeating visiting Felician College, 66-52 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Lady Chargers were red hot at the charity stripe, outscoring the Golden Falcons by 10 points, where they shot an oustanding 96% for the game after converting 23 of 24 attempts. Junior guard Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) was a perfect 10 for 10 for DC, while teammate Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) went 8 for 8.

Felician jumped out to an early 17-7 lead but Dominican charged back to take a 28-26 lead at the break. The Golden Falcons fought back down seven points in the second half to tie the game with 14:21 to go, but was never able to get the lead as freshman guard Kaity Lent (Vineland, NJ) hit a three point basket on the next possession and the Lady Chargers went on to the 66-52 victory.

Chambers led all scorers with 20 points, while Sainten finished with 17 points off the bench in the win. Lent went 4-7 from beyond the three point arc to net 12 points and senior center Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) led the team with nine rebounds.

Janelle Biamonte (Secaucus, NJ) had 15 points for the Golden Falcons and Crystal Reed (Paterson, NJ) scored eight points with 10 rebounds in the loss. (2-13, 1-5).

With the loss Felician falls to 2-13 overall and 1-5 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Holy Family University in CACC women's hoops action. Game time is set for 6pm in Philadelphia, PA.

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.