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February 14, 2006

Steady Dominican Holds Off GCU, 59-50

Lakewood, NJ – Dominican College used a strong first half defensive performance, then held off a Georgian Court University comeback attempt, to beat the Lions 59-50, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play. Dominican improved to 15-10 overall and 13-7 in the CACC, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Lions, having lost their third straight, fell to 6-18, 5-16, respectively.

Box Score

Steady Dominican Holds Off GCU, 59-50

Courtesy of Dave Pizzuto, SID at Georgian Court University

Lakewood, NJ – Dominican College used a strong first half defensive performance, then held off a Georgian Court University comeback attempt, to beat the Lions 59-50, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play.  Dominican improved to 15-10 overall and 13-7 in the CACC, snapping a three-game losing streak.  The Lions, having lost their third straight, fell to 6-18, 5-16, respectively.

Holding a modest one point lead just three minutes in, Dominican used a 12-2 run to extend to an early 18-7 lead, sparked by a trio of baskets from senior Ashley Rossi (Greenwood Lake, NY).  Dominican ended the half on a similar 12-5 run, steadying to a comfortable 30-14 lead at intermission.  In the process, the Chargers held the Lions to just 25% from the field (6-24), forcing 17 turnovers in the process.

GCU. however, did not go quietly, mounting an impressive second half comeback.  The Lions started the half on a 6-0 run, then used a 10-2 run to cut the Dominican lead to just 37-32 with 10:45 remaining.  However, that proved to be as close as the Lions would get.  A lay-up by DC’s Jacklyn Tracey (Bronx, NY) extended the lead to double-digits at the 6:11 mark, and when GCU responded, another running lay-up by Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) put the Chargers up for good.  

Rossi finished with a game-high 21 points for Dominican, while Rotio chimed in with 15 points and a team-high 7 rebounds.  Stephanie Longo led all Lions scorers with 14 markers, while Lobbato finished with 13.  GCU’s Barbara Jones led all scorers with 10 rebounds.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Thursday, February 16th when they host Holy Family University 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.