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#1 DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS DOWN #2 WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY WILDATS
March 5, 2008

#1 DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS DOWN #2 WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY WILDATS

Blauvelt, NY (3/5/08) The top seeded in the North Division Dominican College Lady Chargers advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship game after downing Wilmington University, the second seed in the South Division, 74-46 this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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#1 DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS DOWN #2 WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY WILDATS

Blauvelt, NY (3/5/08)  The top seeded in the North Division Dominican College Lady Chargers advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship game after downing Wilmington University, the second seed in the South Division, 74-46 this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican took control of the game early after starting the game with a 21-4 run.  The Lady Chargers took advantage of 22 Wildcat turnovers with 15 steals and 22 points in the first stanza.  WU out shot DC 45.5% (10-22) to 40.0% (14-35).  Junior Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) led Dominican with 11 points, four rebounds and three steals in the first half while Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) and Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) each had four steals.

The Lady Chargers continued to stay hot in the second half after going on a 17-3 run to take a 51-24 lead with 12:10 remaining.  With under ten minutes to go, DC led by 35 points (65-30) en route to the 74-46 victory.  The Wildcats shot just 25.0% (6-24) in the second half, while the Lady Chargers shot 55.2% (16-29).

Sophomore Amelia Simmons (Wilmington, DE) led the Wildcats with 13 points.  Senior Nordia Henry (Philadelphia, PA) had a game leading 13 rebounds to go with eight points in the loss.

Laskowski led the Lady Chargers with 15 points and four steals.  Chambers finished with 13 points, four boards and three steals.  Junior Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) chipped in 12 points and Rotio netted 11 points, five assists and four steals in the win.

With the win, Dominican improves to 22-7 overall and advances to the CACC Championships, while Wilmington ends drops to 20-9.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Saturday in the CACC Finals.  Game time will be 2pm where the Lady Chargers will take on the top seed in the South Division and ranked fourth in the country, Holy Family University.

 

 

 

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.