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DOMINICAN CAPTURES 2021 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ROAD WIN AT GCU
March 6, 2021

DOMINICAN CAPTURES 2021 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ROAD WIN AT GCU

Lakewood, N.J. (3/6/21) Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) poured in 25 points and ripped down 10 rebounds to collect most valuable player honors and lead Dominican College to an impressive 81-65 win over Georgian Court University in the 2020-21 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Championship Final on Saturday afternoon at the Wellness Center in Lakewood, N.J. The second-seeded Chargers improved to 12-1 overall and locked up the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament next week in Buffalo, N.Y. The top-seeded Lions suffered their first loss of the season (8-1), but will most likely earn an at-large to the regional tournament. The announcement will be made on Sunday night at 10 p.m., at NCAA.com(.)

Box Score

Courtesy of the CACC

Lakewood, N.J. (3/6/21)  Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) poured in 25 points and ripped down 10 rebounds to collect most valuable player honors and lead Dominican College to an impressive 81-65 win over Georgian Court University in the 2020-21 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Championship Final on Saturday afternoon at the Wellness Center in Lakewood, N.J. The second-seeded Lady Chargers improved to 12-1 overall and locked up the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament next week in Buffalo, N.Y. The top-seeded Lions suffered their first loss of the season (8-1), but will most likely earn an at-large to the regional tournament. The announcement will be made on Sunday night at 10 p.m., at NCAA.com(.)

Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) added 20 points in the win for Dominican, as it won for the 12th time in a row after the opening the season with a loss to Georgian Court in the Wellness Center back on Jan. 28. Khay'la Latimer (Teaneck, N.J.) was the Lady Chargers other double-figure scorer with 13 points.

Anyssa Fields led Georgian Court with 15 points, while Hanna Thrainsdottir chipped in with 12.

Dominican shot 48 percent (31-of-65) from the field, while on the defensive end, forcing GCU into 25 turnovers. The all-around effort helped the Lady Chargers shake off a slow start to the game which saw them trail, 9-0, early on. 

The Lady Chargers opened the second quarter on a 7-0 surge to turn a 22-18 deficit into a 25-22 lead. Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) and Tomlinson each sparked the rally with a basket. Tomlinson and Gee were both named to the CACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team, and were joined on the squad by Suarez and Latimer.

The Lions fought back to go up, 29-27, midway through the second, but Dominican scored 14 of the final 22 points of the frame to take a 43-35 lead into halftime. The Lady Chargers would never trail the rest of the way.

Suarez hit a layup early in the third to push Dominican's advantage out to double-figures at 50-39, and would eventually build an 18-point lead late in the game on the way to the win.

2020-21 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Raquel Crooke-Losada (Nyack)
Marigona Bacaliu (Concordia)
Tian Addison (Georgian Court)
Anyssa Fields (Georgian Court)
Khay'la Latimer (Dominican)
Taylor Tomlinson (Dominican)
Alexis Suarez (Dominican)
Jasmine Gee (Dominican)
MVP: Taylor Tomlinson

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