DOMINICAN, DOWLING PREVAIL ON DAY TWO OF THE 2008 DC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT

November 16, 2008

DOMINICAN, DOWLING PREVAIL ON DAY TWO OF THE 2008 DC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, NY (11/16/08) Dominican College and Dowling College both won their second games this afternoon at the 2008 DC Women's Basketball Tip-Off Tournament. Host Dominican turned back Saint Anselm College, 62-52, while Dowling prevailed over Nyack College, 87-77, in overtime.

Orangeburg, NY (11/16/08) Dominican College and Dowling College both won their second games this afternoon at the 2008 DC Women's Basketball Tip-Off Tournament. Host Dominican turned back Saint Anselm College, 62-52, while Dowling prevailed over Nyack College, 87-77, in overtime.

In the first game, the Lady Chargers opened up with a 6-2 lead but the Hawks battled back with a 7-0 run to take an early 9-6 lead. DC answered with a 4-0 run en route to a 32-26 halftime lead. Senior center Shalissa Burgess (Englewood, NJ) led the way with a 13 point first half performance.

Dominican never trailed in the second half, but survived a 6-0 run by Saint Anselm with just over 11 minutes left in the game which knotted the contest at 40-40. DC responded with a 7-2 run which game them a five point advantage (47-42) as they went on to the 62-52 win.

Senior guard Althea Chambers (Yonkers, NY) led the Lady Chargers with 16 points and seven rebounds. Burgess finished with 15 points and seven boards, while junior Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) netted 11 pionts and a team leadig four assists. Freshman Marley Klunk (York, PA) added eight points and seven caroms off the bench in the win.

Saint Anselm was led by freshman forward Megan Howard (St. Paul, MN) with 12 points and seven rebounds. Junior Courtney May (Lakeville, MA) netted 10 points and six rebounds in the loss.

In a tight second game, Nyack tailed by ten points (65-55) with 3:18 left in the game but closed out the end of regulation with a 12-2 run, including a layup by Khamari Tellis (Montclair, NJ) with just thirty seconds left to tie the game at 67-67.

In the overtime period, Dowling responded with 20 points to Nyack's 10 for the final 87-77 Golden Lion victory.

Christie Marrone (Brooklyn, NY) led the Golden Lions with 21 points and had seven assists. Simona Bartkova (Greve, Denmark) netted 20 points and nine boards, while Molly Tubridy (Broad Channel, NY) contributed 19 points and a team leading 10 rebounds in the win. Senior Michele Yawn (Walker, LA) netted 10 points, seven rebounds and a team leading eight assists.

The Warriors were led by sophomore Victoria Sweet (Harlem, NY) with 15 pionts. Junior Kelsy McIntosh (North Pole, AK) netted 14 points and seven rebounds, while Shelly Yount (Belvidere, NJ) had 13 points and grabbed a team leading 10 rebounds. Tellis finished with 12 points and Jasmine Mintor (Richmond, VA) had 10 points and six assists in the loss.

With the victories Dominican improves to 1-1, while Dowling improves to 2-0 on the season. Nyack drops to 1-1 and Saint Anselm opens up the season at 0-2.

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.