LADY CHARGERS END LOSING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER MERCY COLLEGE
February 6, 2012

LADY CHARGERS END LOSING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER MERCY COLLEGE

Dobbs Ferry, NY (2/6/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team ended a three game losing streak with a non-conference road victory over Mercy College, 75-55, this evening in a game played at Mercy Gymnasium. With the victory, the Lady Chargers improves to 10-10 overall, while Mercy falls to 2-19 on the season.

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Dobbs Ferry, NY (2/6/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team ended a three game losing streak with a non-conference road victory over Mercy College, 75-55, this evening in a game played at Mercy Gymnasium.  With the victory, the Lady Chargers improves to 10-10 overall, while Mercy falls to 2-19 on the season.

Dominican took a 6-0 lead in the first 51 seconds of the contest and extended the lead to 17-9 on a trey by guard Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) with 10:33 to go before the break.  The Lady Chargers led by as many as 21 points (40-19) and held a 40-23 lead at halftime.  DC limited the Mavericks to shooting just 17.1% (6-35) from the floor, compared to their 46.9 (15-32).

A 19-7 run to start the second half put the Lady Chargers ahead 59-30 lead with 14:25 to play and they never looked back en route to the 75-55 victory.

Lopez led all scorers and four Lady Chargers in double figures with 18 points and five assists.  KC Jentzen (Nanuet, NY) was one of three players to post double-doubles for Dominican as she came off the bench to net 12 points and 13 rebounds.  Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) and Marley Klunk (York, PA) each scored 11 points and grabbed 10 boards in the victory.

DC out rebounded MC, 51-34, while shooting 47.3% (26-55) from the floor to Mercy's 23.4% (15-64).

Dominican is in action again on Thursday evening when they host, Nyack College, in a CACC North Division clash slated to begin at 6pm 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.