HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY TIGERS BEAT DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS

January 9, 2010

HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY TIGERS BEAT DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS

Orangeburg, NY (1/9/10) The visiting Tigers of Holy Family University defeated the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 43-66 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (1/9/10) The visiting Tigers of Holy Family University defeated the Dominican College Lady Chargers, 43-66 this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Lady Chargers had an early 8-3 lead in the first half, but the Tigers roared back with an 7-0 run to take an 11-8 lead. DC tied the game at 15-15 with 10:50 left in the first stanza but a 12-2 spurt by Holy Family gave them a 27-17 lead and they cruised into the half with a 34-23 lead.

The Tigers continued on the offensive in the second half extending the lead to 31-57 with 10:20 to go in the contest and never looked back en route to the 66-43 victory. Holy Family shot well from the floor 25-59 (42.4%) compared to the Lady Chargers 16-61 (26.2%).

Dominican was led by freshman guard Shannon Lavelle (Floral Park, NY) with 14 points and five rebounds. Senior Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) added nine points, while Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) contributed seven points and a team leading six assists in the loss. Sophomore Marley Klunk (York, PA) came off the bench to grab a team leading five rebounds.

Holy Family was led by sophomore Lauren Peters (Doylestown, PA) who had a game leading 18 rebounds and tallied six assists and six caroms. Senior Christine McCollum (Abington, PA) poured in 13 points and seven rebounds, while junior Catherine Carr (Bedminster, NJ) added 11 points and six rebounds. Erin Mann (West Chester, PA) came off the bench to net 10 points and six rebounds in the victory.

With the victory Holy Family University improves to 13-1 overall and 6-0 in the CACC, while Dominican falls to 7-6 overall and 4-1 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday, January 19th when they travel to CACC rival, Nyack College, for a 6pm game at Bowman Gymnasium.

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.