DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS DEFEAT
DOWLING COLLEGE
Courtesy of Melissa Perry, Dowling College SID
Oakdale, NY
(11/20/07) The Golden Lions fell, 78-61, to the
Chargers of Dominican College in their home opener on November
20. Dowling evens their record to 1-1 on the season while the
Chargers remain undefeated with a 3-0 record.
The teams battled back and forth in the first seven minutes of
play tying the game six times. Molly Tubridy (Broad
Channel, NY) knotted the game with a jumper in the 13:00th
minute with a jumper but Jasmine Schinella grabbed a Charger lead
on a free throw. The Chargers rallied for an eleven point
unanswered run and Dowling was unable to catch up as they went into
the locker room down 31-42.
The Golden Lions were able to inch within 8 points as
Michelle Yawn (Walker, LA) opened the second half
scoring, but the Chargers would balloon the lead to as much as 24
before setting for a 78-61 victory.
Dowling kept up the Chargers in the second half as they put up 30
points to Dominican’s 36. Nikkeia Daniels
(North Brentwood, MD) led the way for the Golden Lions
with 15 points while Yawn followed with 13 points
including four long ones. Tubridy rounded
out the Golden Lions double digit scorers with 11 and teamed up
with Yawn for a team high 7 rebounds apiece.
Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) notched a double
double, leading her team with game highs in both points (16) and
rebounds (13). Dana Rotio (Garfield, NJ) and
Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) connected for 15
each with Kristen Tracy (Bronx, NY) was 3-for-7
from beyond the arc for a total of 11 points.
The Chargers are back in action on Saturday, December 1st when
they host Bloomfield College in Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference (CACC) action at 1pm.