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COUGAR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOPS DOMINICAN
February 2, 2010

COUGAR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOPS DOMINICAN

Caldwell, NJ (2/2/10) The Caldwell College women's basketball team ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 67-55 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action at the George R. Neuman Center.

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Caldwell, NJ (2/2/10)  The Caldwell College women's basketball team ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 67-55 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action at the George R. Neuman Center.

The Cougars used an 8-2 run to take a 32-23 lead, their largest of the half, with two minutes remaining before the break.  Two free throws from freshman Shannon Lavelle (Floral Park, NY) and a basket from forward Marley Klunk (York, PA) cut the deficit to five, 32-27, at the intermission.

Caldwell started off the second half with a 7-0 run to rebuild a 39-27 advantage.  Trailing 46-37 with 13:17 left in the game, the Lady Chargers used back-to-back-to-back treys from Kaity Lent (Vineland, NJ), Rachlle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) and Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) to pull within two points, 48-46 at the 10:50 mark.  With only a two point advantage with 4:00 remaining in regulation, the Cougars went on a 9-0 run to go up 62-51 and never looked back en route to the 67-55 victory.

Lavelle led the Lady Chargers with 13 points, four assists and tallied five rebounds.  Laskowski finished with 12 points, while Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) came off the bench to grab seven rebounds.  Shanice Scully (St. Albans, NY) led the team with eight caroms, while Sainten added nine points and five rebounds.

With the loss Dominican falls to 10-9 overall and 7-4 in the CACC, while Caldwell improves to 10-9 overll and 6-6 in the CACC.

Dominican takes on CACC North Division opponent, Bloomfield College, in a road game slated to begin at 6pm.

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.