LADY CHARGER BASKETBALL BEATS CONCORDIA COLLEGE

Bronxville, NY (1/18/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 7-6 overall and 7-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating opponent, Concordia College, 68-59, this evening in a game played at the Meyer Athletic Center. Two Lady Chargers scored in double-digits in the victory.

LADY CHARGER BASKETBALL BEATS CONCORDIA COLLEGE

Team Stats

January 18, 2012

Bronxville, NY (1/18/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 7-6 overall and 7-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating opponent, Concordia College, 68-59, this evening in a game played at the Meyer Athletic Center.  Two Lady Chargers scored in double-digits in the victory.

Concordia held a 21-15 lead with just under ten minutes to play in the first half when Dominican went on a 15-2 tear to go ahead 30-23 and went into the break with a 32-25 advantage.

DC increased the lead to 11 points (36-25) early in the second half and would never lose the lead en route to the victory.

Guard Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) led all scorers with 21 points (4-7 from three point line, 9-10 from the charity stripe).  LaShonda Hathorne (Queens, NY) came off the bench to net 12 points and eight rebounds, while sisters Samantha Klunk (York, PA) and Marley Klunk (York, PA) combined for 11 points and 16 caroms in the win.

KC Jentzen (Nanuet, NY) and Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) each scored nine points a-piece.

Dominican returns to action on Saturday when they travel to CACC foe, Chestnut Hill College.  Game time is set for 1pm.

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.