TOP-SEEDED LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL ADVANCE TO CACC SEMI-FINALS

March 3, 2009

TOP-SEEDED LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL ADVANCE TO CACC SEMI-FINALS

Orangeburg, NY (3/3/09) The top seeded Dominican College Lady Chargers defeated the fourth-seeded Nyack College Warriors, 71-61 this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division Quarter-Final Game on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (3/3/09) The top seeded Dominican College Lady Chargers defeated the fourth-seeded Nyack College Warriors, 71-61 this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division Quarter-Final Game on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Lady Chargers opened up the game with an 11-6 run, but the Warriors fought back to trail 13-10 with 10:15 left in the stanza. DC went on a 9-4 spurt (all three point baskets to take a 22-14 lead held on for a 30-25 lead at the break.

Nyack came out in the second half with an 8-0 run to take a 33-32 lead with 16:43 left in the game, but DC fought back with a quick 5-0 advantage to regain a 37-33 lead and never looked back as they went on to the 71-61 victory.

Nyack shot 40.0% (22-55) from the floor for the game and went 14-17 (82.4%) from the charity stripe, while Dominican shot 37.7% (23-61) from teh floor and were 17-22 (77.3%) from the free throw line.

The Warriors had three players in double-figures led by sophomore forward Victoria Sweet (Harlem, NY) with 15 points and had six rebounds. Junior Jasmine Minter (Richmond, VA) netted 14 points and had a game leading eight assists, while junior Shelly Yount (Belvidere, NJ) had the game's only double-double with 12 points and 13 boards.

All five starters of the Lady Chargers ended in double figures as freshman guard Kaity Lent (Vineland, NJ) had a career high 15 points (going 4-4 from the three point line). Senior Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) and junior guard Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) each had 13 points, with Sainten adding a team leading seven assists. Senior center Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) netted 12 points and grabbed a team leading nine rebounds and junior Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) had 11 points in the win.

With the victory Dominican improves to 17-11 overall, while Nyack falls to 14-13 overall. The top-seeded Lady Chargers advance to the CACC Semi-Finals hosted by Philadelphia University on March 6th.

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.