WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TURNS BACK CALDWELL COLLEGE
February 16, 2012

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TURNS BACK CALDWELL COLLEGE

Caldwell, NJ (2/16/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team defeated host, Caldwell College, 73-69, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the George R. Newman Center. With the victory Dominican improves to 12-12 overall and 11-6 in conference play, while Caldwell falls to 15-10 overall and 12-6 in the CACC.

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Caldwell, NJ (2/16/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team defeated host, Caldwell College, 73-69, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the George R. Newman Center.  With the victory Dominican improves to 12-12 overall and 11-6 in conference play, while Caldwell falls to 15-10 overall and 12-6 in the CACC.

Dominican held a slight 18-17 advantage with under nine minutes remaining when they went on a dominating 21-7 tear to close out the first half with a 39-24 lead.  Dominican shot 51.7% from the floor in the first stanza, going 6-12 (50%) from the three point arc.

Caldwell cut the lead to 55-52 with 8:13 to go in the second half when the Lady Chargers went on a 7-3 run to rebuild a 62-55 lead with just under three minutes to go as guard Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) went 2-2 from the charity stripe.

The Cougars netted a layup with 11 ticks on the clock to cut the lead to a single possession, 71-69, but Lopez added another two free throws fo the final 73-69 victory.

Senior forward Marley Klunk (York, PA) led four Lady Chargers in double figures with 20 points, shooting 8-16 from the floor, and adding five rebounds.

Lopez finished with 17 points, going 8-8 from the free throw line, while Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) scored 14 points (7-9 from the floor) and grabbed a team leading nine rebounds in the win.  Guard Shannon Lavelle* (Floral Park, NY) netted 12 points as she went 4-7 from the three point arc.

With the victory, Dominican stays in the hunt for second place in the CACC North Division.  The Caldwell loss allows Felician College to clinch the top spot in the division tonight, while the Lady Chargers will need to win their next two contests, plus a Caldwell loss on Saturday to Georgian Court University, to finish in second place in the CACC North Division.

Dominican hosts Holy Family University on Saturday, February 18th at 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.