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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RALLY TO DEFEAT POST UNIVERSITY
February 6, 2013

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RALLY TO DEFEAT POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/6/13) The Dominican College women's basketball team rallied from a 13 point second half deficit to defeat the visiting Eagles of Post University, 81-73 this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/6/13)  The Dominican College women's basketball team rallied from a 13 point second half deficit to defeat the visiting Eagles of Post University, 81-73 this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

With the win, Dominican improves to 15-7 overall and 12-3 in CACC play.

The Lady Chargers quickly jumped out a ten-point lead early in the contest as a trey by senior Shannon Lavelle* (Floral Park, N.Y.) made the score 14-4.  The Eagles later came back to tie the game at 16-16 and later tied at 25-all, Post went on a 10-4 run to take the lead at 35-29.  A basket with 18 ticks on the clock cut the Lady Charger deficit to four points, 37-33, at the intermission.

Post continued on the offensive to start the second half with a 15-6 run to gain their biggest lead of the game, 52-39, with 15:36 to go. DC came alive with a 26-10 romp, capped off by back-to-back-to-back three-point buckets from senior guard Lindsey Lopez* (Elmwood Park, N.J.) to regain the lead for Dominican, 65-62, with 6:22 to go.

Later tied at 73-73 with under three minutes left, the Lady Chargers scored the next eight straight points to secure the 81-73 victory.

Lopez led all scorers with 24 points and added five assists.

Junior KC Jentzen (Pearl River, N.Y.) recorded the game's only double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Bianca Harris* (Teaneck, N.J.) netted 16 points and seven rebounds, while Lavelle added 12 points (4-7 from the three point arc).

Dominican is back in action on Saturday as they travel to Philadelphia 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.