Second Half Rally Leads Devils to Victory Over Lady Chargers

February 10, 2007

Second Half Rally Leads Devils to Victory Over Lady Chargers

Blauvelt, NY (2/10/07) University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s basketball players, Allison Weiss (Springfield, MA) and Erin Chesnavich (Pittston, PA) combined for 21 points as the Devils rallied in the second half to beat the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 59-52 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s action

Second Half Rally Leads Devils to Victory Over Lady Chargers

Blauvelt, NY (2/10/07) University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s basketball players, Allison Weiss (Springfield, MA) and Erin Chesnavich (Pittston, PA) combined for 21 points as the Devils rallied in the second half to beat the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 59-52 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s action.

The Devils held a 17-9 lead in the first half, but the Lady Chargers went on a 10-0 run to take a 19-17 lead with 5:34 to go in the period. After a USP basket to tie the game at 19-19, DC went on a 6-0 run en route to the 29-25 lead at the break.

Early in the second half, the Devils went on a 16-4 run for a 41-36 lead. Dominican tied the game with 6:39 to go at 47-47, but a 5-0 run by the Devils put them in the lead for the remainder of the game.

Freshman Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) led the team with 16 points and seven rebounds, while senior Jackie Tracey-Spitaleri (Bronx, NY) contributed 11 points and six assists in the loss. In the first half, Tracey-Spitaleri’s became the school’s All-Time Assist Leader, needing just two assists before the game began.

Weiss led the Devils with a 16 points and eight rebound performance, while Chesnavich and Shelby Rance (Bloomsburgh, PA) each netted 13 points and seven rebounds in the win.

With the win, the Devils improve to 16-8 overall and 13-6 in the CACC, while the Lady Chargers fall to 16-7 overall and 12-6 in the CACC, snapping an eight game win streak.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Tuesday when they host Georgian Court University in CACC women’s action. Game time is scheduled for 7pm.

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.