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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DOWN CALDWELL COLLEGE
November 28, 2012

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DOWN CALDWELL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/28/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 2-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after downing the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College, 73-57, this evening in a game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the victory, the Lady Chargers improve to 4-3 overall.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/28/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 2-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after downing the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College, 73-57, this evening in a game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the victory, the Lady Chargers improve to 4-3 overall.

Caldwell led 18-14 with 10:15 remaining in the first half when the Lady Chargers went on an 11-5 run to go ahead 25-23 with just over two minutes to go.  Senior guard Lindsey Lopez* (Elmwood Park, N.J.) closed out the half with two free throws to give DC a 27-25 edge at the break.

A 12-2 run by Dominican to open the second half extended the lead to double-digits (39-27) and they would lead by as many as 13 points twice in the half.  The Cougars cut the lead to seven five times in the second stanza, but would get no further as the Lady Chargers scored the final seven points of the game en route to eh 73-57 victory.

Lopez led the Lady Chargers with 18 points (4-8 from the trhee point arc).

Forward KC Jentzen (Pearl River, N.Y.) tallied the double-double of 15 points and 11 boards.  LaShonda Hathorne (Queens, N.Y.) and Shannon Lavelle* (Floral Park, N.Y.) each scored 13 points in the win.

Senior Bianca Harris* (Teaneck, N.J.) grabbed a game-leading 12 rebounds.

DC is back in action on Saturday as they travel to CACC opponent, Holy Family University.

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.