Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Dominican University New York Athletics
TIGERS DEFEAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
December 1, 2012

TIGERS DEFEAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Philadelphia, Pa. (12/1/12) The Holy Family University women's basketball team, currently ranked 14th in the recent USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II National Top-25 Coaches' Poll, defeated the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 74-48, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at Campus Center.

Video Live stats Box Score

Philadelphia, Pa. (12/1/12)  The Holy Family University women's basketball team, currently ranked 14th in the recent USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II National Top-25 Coaches' Poll, defeated the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 74-48, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at Campus Center.

With the victory, Holy Family University improves to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play.  Dominican falls to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in the CACC.

Senior guard Lindsey Lopez* (Elmwood Park, N.J.) paced the team with 11 points.  Teammate Shannon Lavelle* (Floral Park, N.Y.) chipped in nine points and three assists.

Nicole Welton (Southbury, Conn.) provided offense off the bench for the Lady Chargers as she scored eight points.

KC Jentzen (Pearl River, N.Y.) and Bianca Harris* (Teaneck, N.J.) each scored seven points and combined for 10 rebounds in the loss.

With the scored tied at 11-all with 11:49 remaining in the half, the Tigers scored 11 unanswered points to go ahead 22-11 and would lead by as many as 20 points.  A trey from Welton cut lead to eighteen points with just over two minutes remaining and Holy Family University went into the break with a 40-22 lead.

The Tigers continued on the offensive in the second half, opening the second stanza with a 15-3 run and led by as many as 31 points en route to the 74-48 victory.

DC struggled from the floor, shooting just 29.8% (17-57) for the contest.  The Lady Chargers were a little better from the three point arc as they shot 32.0% (8-25).

Dominican is back in action on next Saturday (December 8th) as they host the University of the Sciences 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.