LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL CHARGES PAST CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE GRIFFINS

February 21, 2009

LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL CHARGES PAST CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE GRIFFINS

Orangeburg, NY (2/21/09) The Dominican College women's basketball team charged past the visiting Chestnut Hill College Griffins, 92-65 this afternoon on Senior Day and "Pink Zone" Day at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (2/21/09) The Dominican College women's basketball team charged past the visiting Chestnut Hill College Griffins, 92-65 this afternoon on Senior Day and "Pink Zone" Day at the Hennessy Center.

The Lady Chargers opened the game with a 11-0 run and extended the lead to 17-7 with just over fourteen minutes remaining in the first half. CHC rallied to cut the lead to 29-26 on a layup by junior Jenna Beck (Philadelphia, PA) with six and a half remaining, but the Lady Chargers outscored the Griffins 20-8 to close out the half with a 49-34 lead.

Dominican held a double-digit lead for the entire second half and shot 61.5% (16-26) from the floor in the stanza en route to the 92-65 victory.

During halftime the Lady Chargers honored seniors Shalissa Burgess, Althea Chambers, and Kayla MacDonald.

Jessica Pruiti (Old Bridge, NJ) and Jen Delahanty (Staten Island, NY) led the Griffins with 15 points each, while Pruiti had a game leading nine rebounds. Beck finished with 12 points and seven boards in the loss.

DC had four players in double figures as Chambers and junior forward Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) each netted 21 points and combined for nine rebounds and 11 assists. MacDonald finished with a career high 11 points, while freshman Meghan Murphy (Carmel, NY) came off the bench to net 10 points, shooting 3-5 from the three point line.

The Lady Chargers improve to 16-10 overall and 13-3 in the CACC, while the Griffins fall to 6-20 overall and 4-13 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday when they wrap up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) regular season action on the road at Caldwell College. Game time is set for 6pm.

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.