2011-2012 Dominican College Women’s Basketball Season Summary

The Lady Chargers basketball team finished the 2011-2012 season with a 14-14 overall record and a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) record of 12-7.

The Lady Chargers finished in third place in the CACC North Division standings and earned the third seed in the North Division in the CACC Tournament.  The Lady Chargers took on Goldey-Beacom College, the second seed in the south division, in a quarter-final game where DC pulled away with a 48-46 victory. 

In the CACC Semi-Finals, Dominican fell to the University of the Sciences, the fourth-seed in the south division, 62-59 to end their season.

Junior guard, Lindsey Lopez, led the Lady Chargers in scoring with 11.9 ppg and in assists (84).  She earned All-CACC Third Team honors this season and was named the Dominican College women’s basketball Most Valuable Player for the second straight season.  She was also named to the All-Met Division II Women’s Basketball Second Team.  Lopez finished 17th in the nation in three point field goal percentage, 21st in free-throw percentage and 27th in three-point field goals made per game.

Forward Bianca Harris paced the team with 6.8 rpg and finished second on the team in scoring 9.5 ppg. 

Sophomore KC Jentzen averaged 9.4 ppg and 5.1 rpg, while senior Marley Klunk netted 7.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg.

The Lady Chargers will say farewell to four seniors as Meghan Murphy, Kaity Lent, Samantha Klunk and Marley Klunk will all graduate in May.  Lent was the recipient of the Dominican College women’s basketball Coach’s Award.

DC will lose two members of the starting rotation in the Klunk sisters, but will return a solid lineup for the 2012-13 season under head coach, Bill Diener.