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DOWLING COLLEGE TURNS BACK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
November 15, 2011

DOWLING COLLEGE TURNS BACK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Oakdale, NY (11/15/11) The Dowling College Lions turned back the visiting Lady Chargers basketball team, 58-40, this evening in a non-conference women's basketball game. With the loss Dominican drops to 0-1 on the season, while Dowling improves to 2-0.

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Oakdale, NY (11/15/11)  The Dowling College Lions turned back the visiting Lady Chargers basketball team, 58-40, this evening in a non-conference women's basketball game.  With the loss Dominican drops to 0-1 on the season, while Dowling improves to 2-0.

Junior guard Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) led the Lady Charger effort with 21 points (7-10 from the floor), with 18 of those points from beyond the three point arc (6-7), and four steals.

Senior Samantha Klunk (York, PA) had a team leading six rebounds, while Shannon Lavelle (Floral Park, NY) had four assists in the loss.

The Lady Chargers trailed 28-26 at the intermission, but struggled from the floor in the second stanza as they shot just 16.7% (3-18) for a total of 12 points.

The team finished the game shooting 29.2% (14-48) from the floor.  Dowling also struggled offensively going 18-55 (32.7%) for the game, but shot 20-26 from the charity stripe to the Lady Chargers, 5-12.

Dominican returns to action this weekend as they travel to Saint Michael's College to participate in the Doubletree Tip-Off Classic.  DC will take on Saint Anselm College on Saturday at 12pm and will face the host on Sunday at 2pm.

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.