LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL ROUTE GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

December 13, 2008

LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL ROUTE GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (12/13/08) The Dominican College women's basketball team routed Georgian Court University, 51-33, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (12/13/08) The Dominican College women's basketball team routed Georgian Court University, 51-33, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican jumped out to a commanding 18-4 lead with 11:20 left in the first stanza after exploding with a 14-0 run. DC ended the half, outscoring GCU 13-10 for a 31-14 lead. The Lady Chargers shot 13-27 (48.1%) in the first half, while the Lions shot 7-22 (31.8%).

GCU was able to cut the deficit to ten points (25-35) in the second half, but that is as close as they would get as DC dominated the offensive game en route to the 51-33 victory.

Christina White led the Lions with the game's only double-double, 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dee Varley added nine points and five assists, while Dorian Jackson had eight points and five caroms.

The Lady Chargers were led by senior center Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) with nine points. Freshman Megan Murphy (Carmel, NY) came off the bench to score seven points and four rebounds, while Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY), Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) and Shanice Scully (St. Albans, NY) all chipped in six points a piece in the win.

With the victory DC improves to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the CACC, while GCU falls to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Wednesday as they travel to the Cruzin Classic in Floriday. DC will take on Nova Southeastern University at 6pm on Wednesday.

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.