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Women's Basketball Wins ECAC Championship
March 10, 2007

Women's Basketball Wins ECAC Championship

Philadelphia, PA (3/10/07) The #2 Dominican College women's basketball team won the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship this afternoon after defeating #1 Philadelphia University, 69-53.

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Women's Basketball Wins ECAC Championship

  Philadelphia, PA (3/10/07)  The #2 Dominican College women's basketball team won the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship this afternoon after defeating #1 Philadelphia University, 69-53. 

The Lady Chargrs took a 35-24 lead into the half, ignited by an 11-2 run in the last two minutes.  Both teams struggled from the floor in the half as the Rams shot 36.4% to Dominican's 33.3%.

Junior guard Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) led the team with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists.  Freshman Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) added 13 points, four rebounds and three steals in the win, while Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) added nine points (4-6) off the bench.

Senior Beth DePalo (Rumson, NJ) had seven points, six rebounds and three steals and Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) added eight points and six rebounds.

Rotio and DePalo were named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team and Rotio earned the tournament MVP award. 

With the win, the Lady Chargers end their season with a 21-9 record. 

 

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.