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LADY CHARGERS HOLD OFF BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE
January 7, 2013

LADY CHARGERS HOLD OFF BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/7/13) The Dominican College women's basketball team held of a late rally to defeat the visiting Deacons of Bloomfield College, 59-52, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the win, Dominican improve to 8-5 overall and 5-1 in the conference.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/7/13)  The Dominican College women's basketball team held of a late rally to defeat the visiting Deacons of Bloomfield College, 59-52, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the win, Dominican improve to 8-5 overall and 5-1 in the conference.

Bloomfield cut the deficit to 43-41 with just under seven minutes remaining in the second stanza when the Lady Chargers went on a 10-0 run, capped off by a layup from senior Bianca Harris* (Teaneck, N.J.) to rebuild a 51-41 lead with 3:30 remaining.  From there the lead never went below six points as DC went on to the 59-52 victory.

Dominican led by as many as eight points in the first half, but the Deacons scored the final four points to make the score 26-22 at the intermission.

Sophomore LaShonda Hathorne (Queens, N.Y.) led three Lady Chargers in double figures with 17 points and a game leading 12 rebounds and four assists.

KC Jentzen (Pearl River, N.Y.) netted 13 points and six boards, while Harris finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Dominican shot 57.1% (12-21) from the floor in the second half, compared to just 32.3% (10-31) in the first stanza to finish the contest at 42.3% (22-52).  The Lady Chargers were 10-13 (76.9%) from the charity stripe.

DC is back in CACC action on Wednesday evening as they host Concordia College 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.