STRONG FIRST HALF LEADS LADY CHARGERS PAST NYACK COLLEGE WARRIORS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/3/14) The Dominican College women's basketball team used a 17-0 first half run to pull away from the visiting Warriors of Nyack College, 95-66, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division action held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. In the victory, the Lady Chargers scored a season high 95 points with 54 coming in the second half.

STRONG FIRST HALF LEADS LADY CHARGERS PAST NYACK COLLEGE WARRIORS

Team Stats

December 3, 2014

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/3/14)  The Dominican College women's basketball team used a 17-0 first half run to pull away from the visiting Warriors of Nyack College, 95-66, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division action held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  In the victory, the Lady Chargers scored a season high 95 points with 54 coming in the second half.

Dominican held the slight 10-8 advantage with 15:51 to play in the first stanza when the team charged ahead with 17 unanswered points, capped off by three three-point baskets to take a 27-8 lead and would hold a 41-24 lead at the break.

The Lady Chargers would hold the double-digit lead for the second half and would lead by as many as 31 points en route to the 95-66 victory.

DC shot 50.0% (33-66) from the floor for the contest, while shooting 8-22 (36.4%) from the three point arc and 63.6% (21-33) from the charity stripe.

Forward Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) led all scorers with the game's only double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds.  She also had a career high seven steals.

Senior Lashonda Hathorne* (Queens, N.Y.) contributed 18 points (7-14) from the floor, while freshman Renee Briggs (New Windsor, N.Y.) came off the bench to score a career high 13 points.

Sophomore Jacqueline Rywalt* (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) had a night best six assists, while Stefani Alston* (West Orange, N.J.) added 10 points and five rebounds.

With the victory, Dominican improves to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

The Lady Chargers will travel to CACC opponent, Holy Family University this coming Saturday.

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.