LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALLS IN TRIPLE OVERTIME TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY RAMS

February 14, 2009

LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALLS IN TRIPLE OVERTIME TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY RAMS

Philadelphia, PA (2/14/09) The visiting Dominican College women's basketball team lost a tough Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match-up to Philadelphia University, 114-104, in triple overtime this afternoon.

Philadelphia, PA (2/14/09) The visiting Dominican College women's basketball team lost a tough Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match-up to Philadelphia University, 114-104, in triple overtime this afternoon.

PhilaU junior guard Kate Brennan (Stratford, NJ) hit a trey with just four seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 71-71 and send it into overtime. In the first overtime K. Brennan scored eight of PhilaU's 12 points, as they led by as many as six but the Chargers tied it 81-81 free-throws fromsenior guard Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY). K. Brennan again scored at a key moment- on a driving lay-up with 19 seconds remaining, but Chambers answered with a lay-up of her own to send the game into a second OT tied 83 all.

DC would lead by as many as four points in the second OT, but PhilaU sophomore guard Stephanie Agger (N. Cape May, NJ) missed her second free-throw, and junior center Jess Romano (Horsham, PA) grabbed the miss and put up a bucket with five seconds remaining to even the score at 97 a piece and go into the final OT.

The Lady Rams opened up the third overtime on a 10-3 run and PhilaU's Amanda Brennan (Stratford, NY) went 5-5 from the charity stripe in the final minute to secure the 114-104 home court win.

A. Brennan finished with a career high 39 points, while sister K. Brennan finished with season-high 21 points and career-high 10 boards. Romano had 29 points and 11 boards, while Agger finished with a career-high 19 points and a season-high seven rebounds for PhilaU.

Chambers led all scorers with a career high 43 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Junior forward Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) had 26 points and a season high 12 caroms, while senior center Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) had a season high 14 points and nine boards in the loss.

The Lady Chargers fall to 14-10 overall and 11-3 in the CACC, while the Rams improve to 16-8 overall and 11-4 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Thursday when they travel to Post University in CACC action. Game time is set for 6pm in Waterbury, CT.

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.