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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEATS CALDWELL COLLEGE
November 30, 2011

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEATS CALDWELL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (11/30/11) The Dominican College women's basketball team opened up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play with a 53-48 victory over the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College in a game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center this evening. With the victory Dominican improves to 1-4 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while Caldwell falls to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

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Orangeburg, NY (11/30/11)  The Dominican College women's basketball team opened up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play  with a 53-48 victory over the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College in a game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center this evening.  With the victory Dominican improves to 1-4 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while Caldwell falls to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

Dominican led 9-6 with 15:34 left in the first stanza when the Lady Chargers went on an 11-2 tear to claim 20-8 lead and led by as many as 14 points en route to a 34-24 lead at the break.

Caldwell cut the deficit to five points (50-45) with 35 seconds left in regulation and made it a three point game (50-47) with 0:11 on the clock, but the Lady Chargers closed out the game going 3-4 from the free throw line to secure the 53-48 victory.

Junior Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) led the Lady Chargers with the double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.  Guard Shannon Lavelle* (Floral Park, NY) netted 10 points, while Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) added seven points and three steals.

DC is back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host Concordia College in a CACC contest.  Game time is slated for 1pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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.