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LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE DEACONS
January 15, 2009

LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE DEACONS

Orangeburg, NY (1/15/09) The visiting Dominican College Lady Chargers basketball team charged past the Bloomfield College Deacons, 66-47 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action from the Deacon Den in Bloomfield, NJ.

Box Score

Orangeburg, NY (1/15/09)  The visiting Dominican College Lady Chargers basketball team charged past the Bloomfield College Deacons, 66-47 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action from the Deacon Den in Bloomfield, NJ.

The Deacons had the only lead of the game at 15:07 on a layup by Emily Horrecks.  The Lady Chargers quickly tied the game at 6-6 on a jumper by senior Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) and took a three point lead on a basket from junior Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY).  DC never looked back as they took a 33-25 lead into the intermission.

The Lady Chargers extended the lead to eleven points (45-34) with 12:15 left to play when they went on a 19-6 run to take a dominating 64-40 lead and went on to the 66-47 victory.

Sainten and junior forward Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) led Dominican with 13 points a piece and combined for seven assists.  Freshman guard Kaity Lent (Vineland, NJ) netted 11 points, while Megan Murphy (Carmel, NY) came off the bench to net eight points.  Chambers finished with 10 caroms, while senior center Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) had a game leading 11 rebounds.

With the victory Dominican improves to 7-7 overall and 4-0 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they host Felician College in CACC women's basketball action.  Tip-off is set for 1pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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.