LADY CHARGERS FALL IN CACC QUARTERFINAL TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY

Philadelphia, Pa. (2/28/15) The Dominican College women's basketball team, the third seed in the North Division, fell to the Rams of Philadelphia University, the second seed in the South Division, 82-63, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Quarterfinal game played at the Gallagher Center.

LADY CHARGERS FALL IN CACC QUARTERFINAL TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

February 28, 2015

Philadelphia, Pa. (2/28/15)  The Dominican College women's basketball team, the third seed in the North Division, fell to the Rams of Philadelphia University, the second seed in the South Division, 82-63, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Quarterfinal game played at the Gallagher Center.

A Shannon McGill (Staten Island N.Y.) three tied the game at 3-3 with 17:29 left in the first period when the Rams went on a 22-8 run over the next ten minutes to jump ahead 25-11.  Back-to-back baskets from junior Deja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.) brought DC within ten points (25-15), but Philadelphia increased their lead with the next ten consecutive points and later took a 42-19 lead into the locker room.

Dominican cut the lead to 16 points in the second half on a trey from Stefani Alston* (West Orange, N.J.) but that would be as close as they would get as the Rams took the 82-63 win.

Gabbidon came off the bench to lead Dominican with 19 points and grab four rebounds.

Senior guard Lashonda Hathorne* (Queens, N.Y.) finished with 17 points and three rebounds.

Nicole Awoonor-Renner (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) and Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) each grabbed five rebounds, while Jacqueline Rywalt* (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) had a team best five assists in the loss.

Dominican now stands at 15-14 overall with the loss.

The Rams advance to the CACC Semifinals and will take on the top seed from the North Division, Caldwell College, this coming Friday.

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.