NEW HAVEN HOLDS ON TO DEFEAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

West Haven, Conn. (12/20/14) The University of New Haven women's basketball squad held on for a 55-47 non-conference victory over the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College in a game played this afternoon at Charger Gymnasium. With the loss, DC falls to 5-8 on the season while UNH improves to 8-2.

NEW HAVEN HOLDS ON TO DEFEAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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December 20, 2014

West Haven, Conn. (12/20/14)  The University of New Haven women's basketball squad held on for a 55-47 non-conference victory over the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College in a game played this afternoon at Charger Gymnasium.  With the loss, DC falls to 5-8 on the season while UNH improves to 8-2.

UNH netted the first basket of the game and the Dominican countered with the next eight points to go ahead, 8-2.  A Deja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.) layup gave DC a 26-22 lead with 2:26 to play in the first half, but New Haven would close out the half with eight unanswered points to take a 30-26 lead at the break.

New Haven would continue the run to start the second half with three points to claim their biggest lead of the game (33-26) and would later extend their lead to 41-32 with 12:01 on the clock.  Trailing 51-39 with 4:29 to go in regulation, Dominican went on an 8-0 tear, with six points coming from guard Shannon McGill (Staten Island, N.Y.) on three-point buckets, to bring the Lady Chargers with in four points.  A UNH layup put them up six points and the closed out the contest with two free throws for the 55-47 win.

Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) paced the Lady Chargers with 16 points and seven rebounds.

McGill and Lashonda Hathorne* (Queens, N.Y.) each chipped in nine points, with Hathorne adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Dominican will return to action on January 2, 2015 when they travel to non-conference opponent, Pace University.

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.