WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WINS ON DAY TWO OF 2ND ANNUAL REGINA RIVERA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/23/14) The Dominican College women's basketball team won their final game of the 2nd Annual Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament by defeating the Dowling College Lions, 62-59, this afternoon in a game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WINS ON DAY TWO OF 2ND ANNUAL REGINA RIVERA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

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November 23, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/23/14)  The Dominican College women's basketball team won their final game of the 2nd Annual Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament by defeating the Dowling College Golden Lions, 62-59, this afternoon in a game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

With the win, Dominican improves to 1-4 on the season.

DC used two free throws from sophomore Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) with just under four minutes to play in the first half to gain their biggest edge of the first half at 26-19.  Five straight Golden Lions points cut the lead to two, but a Bouffard jumper with 1:12 on the clock gave the Lady Chargers a 28-24 advantage which ended the first stanza.

The Lady Chargers extended the lead to seven points early in the second half, but Dowling rallied with a 16-4 run to claim a 45-41 lead with just over nine minutes to play.  Seven unanswered Dominican points regained the lead (48-45), but Dowling would rally again and used a three-point bucket to go up 55-54 with under four to play.

Shannon McGill (Staten Island, N.Y.) hit a big trey with 3:36 to go to regain the lead for DC (57-55) and the Lady Chargers would hold on en route to the 62-59 victory.

Bouffard finished with a career high 24 points (8-15 from the floor, 8-10 from the free throw line) and had five rebounds in the win.

Senior Lashonda Hathorne* (Queens, N.Y.) added 11 points and eight rebounds, while McGill finished with eight points.

Deja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.) came off the bench to grab a team best 13 rebounds and seven points.

Dominican will take on conference opponent, Concordia College, on September 25th.

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.