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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HANGS ON FOR VICTORY OVER UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
November 10, 2012

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HANGS ON FOR VICTORY OVER UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

Springfield Mass. (11/10/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team edged the University of New Haven, 63-59, in the opening game of the AIC Tip-Off Classic, hosted by American International College. With the victory Dominican improves to 1-0 overall, while New Haven falls to 0-1 on the season.

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Springfield, Mass. (11/10/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team edged the University of New Haven, 63-59, in the opening game of the AIC Tip-Off Classic, hosted by American International College.  With the victory Dominican improves to 1-0 overall, while New Haven falls to 0-1 on the season.

Tied early in the first half at 2-2, the Lady Chargers went on a 7-0 run to go up 9-2 with 15:52 left in the first half.  New Haven later came back to cut the lead to 16-14, but DC hit back-to-back three point buckets from seniors Chelsea Aronica (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Lindsey Lopez* (Elmwood Park, N.J.) to start a 13-1 Lady Charger run and rebuild a 29-15 lead with just over six minutes left before intermission.

New Haven closed out the first half with a 9-3 run to make the score 32-24 at the break. 

Lopez paced DC in the first half with nine points, whileKC Jentzen (Pearl River, N.Y.) had eight points.  Senior forward Bianca Harris* (Teaneck, N.J.) had eight rebounds.

Dominican opened up the second half outscoring New Haven, 7-3 over the first ten points to gain a 12 point advantange (39-27).

DC held a 54-47 lead with 5:15 to go in regulation when New Haven went on a 8-3 run over the next four minutes to tie the contest at 57-all.  With New Haven forced to foul, the Lady Chargers came through at the line, going 6-6 over the final 23 seconds to hang on for the 63-59 victory.

Harris led four Lady Chargers in double figures with the game's only double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Lopez finished with 13 points, while Jentzen had 11 points and seven rebounds.

LaShonda Hathorne (Queens, N.Y.) netted 10 points and eight caroms in the victory.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow afternoon against American International College in the finale of the AIC Tip-Off Classic.

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.