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DOMINICAN'S CHAMBERS GARNISHES ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES
February 17, 2009

DOMINICAN'S CHAMBERS GARNISHES ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

Orangeburg, NY (2/17/09) Dominican College women's basketball player, Althea Chambers, picked up her third Player of the Week honors as she was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week for the week ending February 15th.

Orangeburg, NY (2/17/09)  Dominican College women's basketball player, Althea Chambers, picked up her third Player of the Week honors as she was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week for the week ending February 15th.

Chambers, a senior guard from Yonkers, NY, averaged 35 points, 11.rebounds, 3.5 steals, and three assists in two games for Dominican last week.  She registered 27 points and 15 rebounds in a victory over Bloomfield and tallied 43 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a triple-overtime loss at Philadelphia.  Chambers shot 58.8 percent (20-for-34) from the field and 92.9 percent (26-for-28) from the free throw line for the week.

Earlier today she was named the Prestosports/MBWA Player of the week and tabbed Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Week accolades yesterday.

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.