LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALL TO NO. 2 FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY AT SAINT ANSELM HOLIDAY CLASSIC

December 29, 2009

LADY CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALL TO NO. 2 FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY AT SAINT ANSELM HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Manchester, NH (12/29/09) The Dominican College women's basketball team returned to action for the first time in nine days and suffered a 44-64 loss to the second-ranked Ravens of Franklin Pierce University this afternoon at the Saint Anselm Holiday Classic.

Manchester, NH (12/29/09) The Dominican College women's basketball team returned to action for the first time in nine days and suffered a 44-64 loss to the second-ranked Ravens of Franklin Pierce University this afternoon at the Saint Anselm Holiday Classic.

The Ravens opened up the game with a 7-0 run and later went on a 9-0 run to take an 18-3 lead with just over ten minutes remaining in the first half. FPU led by as many as 20 points in the first stanza and went into the intermission with an 32-14 lead.

Dominican struggled in the first half from the floor, shooting just 5-33 (15.2%) and went 2-13 (15.4%) from the three point arc.

Franklin Pierce continued on the offensive in the second half to take a 42-19 lead with 16:16 to go. DC was able to cut the deficit to 12 points (32-44) on a layup from senior guard Rachelle Sainten (Spring Valley, NY) with 9:18 left in the contest, but the Ravens went on a 6-0 spurt to extend their lead to 50-32 and never looked back en route to the 66-44 victory.

Sainten led the Lady Chargers with 10 points on the night and a game leading seven rebounds. Fellow senior Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ) scored eight points and six rebounds in the loss.

With the victory FPU improves to 9-0 overall, while the Lady Chargers drop to 6-4 on the season.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow when they take on host Saint Anselm College at 7pm in the Saint Anselm Holiday Classic.

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.