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SKYHAWKS TURN BACK LADY CHARGERS
December 31, 2008

SKYHAWKS TURN BACK LADY CHARGERS

Easton, MA (12/31/08) Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, MA) scored 16 of her 20 points, including the 1000th of her career, in the first half as the Skyhawks rolled to a 80-63 win over the Lady Chargers on a snowy day in Easton

Box Score

Courtesy of Stonehill College Sports Information Office

Easton, MA (12/31/08) Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, MA) scored 16 of her 20 points, including the 1000th of her career, in the first half as the Skyhawks rolled to a 80-63 win over the Lady Chargers on a snowy day in Easton. 

Stonehill outscored Dominican 54-24 in the paint as Simonds, and forwards Bethany Tighe (North Easton, MA) and Erin Gray (Clifton Park, NY) combined for 47 points down low. 

The Skyhawks opened the game up early jumping out to a 20-4 lead just five minutes into the contest.  Simonds led the way as she scored seven straight points and 11 of the 20, including the 1000th of her career.  

Dominican regrouped, going on an 11-5 run highlighted by five straight points by Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ).  The Chargers also drew within 10 at the 8:18 mark on a Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) layup inside to close the Stonehill lead to 29-19. 

That was as close as they would get, as the Skyhawks finished the half on a 14-6 run capped off by an Amanda Smith (Penacook, N.H.) lay-up on a dish from Stephanie Pintal (Nashua, NH) with just three seconds remaining in the half. 

In the second half, the Skyhawks stretched their lead to 23 on two foul shots by Kristen McWhirter (Melvin Village, NH) at the 17.23 mark. 

 

In addition to 20 points, Simonds dished out five assists and grabbed 10 rebounds for her 8th double-double of the season.   Kristen McWhirter had a solid all-around performance for Stonehill, finishing with 19 points, 6 rebounds, five assists and three steals, while Bethany Tighe finished the game 16 point.

Althea Chambers  (Yonkers, NY) led the Lady Chargers with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Laskowski chipped in with 16.

With the loss Dominican falls to 5-6 on the season.  The Lady Chargers are back in action on Tuesday when they host Felician College on Coach Baxter Court in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action.  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.