QUICK START LEADS LADY CHARGERS OVER FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

February 17, 2016

QUICK START LEADS LADY CHARGERS OVER FELICIAN UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/17/16) The Dominican College women's basketball team opened the game with the first 12 points and outscored Felician University, 27-9, in the first quarter to lead them to an 85-50 victory this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Felician University

2-23; 2-16 CACC

Dominican University New York

12-14; 8-9 CACC

Final

Felician University 2-23; 2-16 CACC

Dominican University New York 12-14; 8-9 CACC

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/17/16) The Dominican College women's basketball team opened the game with the first 12 points and outscored Felician University, 27-9, in the first quarter to lead them to an 85-50 victory this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

With the win, Dominican improves to 12-14 overall and 8-9 in conference play.

DC had a 12-0 lead and extended their lead in the first stanza to 17-2 following a three-point basket from senior Déja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.) with 4:32 left in the quarter. Gabbidon would finish the frame with 17 points.

The Lady Chargers would lead by as many as 23 points (38-15) with just under three minutes to play in the half and headed into the locker room with a 46-23 advantage.

Dominican opened the third quarter with a 10-0 run, begun and ended on treys from Gabbidon to increase the lead to 56-23. DC would lead by as many as 38 points (70-32) with 42 ticks left in the third quarter en route to the victory.

Twelve different players recorded points for Dominican, led by Gabbidon with 28 points. Jacqueline Rywalt* (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) and Shannon McGill* (Staten Island, N.Y.) each scored nine points, while Rywalt had a night best six assists.

Stefani Alston (West Orange, N.J.) grabbed a team best seven rebounds, while Lisa Bouffard (Walkill, N.Y.) contributed eight points and five boards.

DC outrebounded the Golden Falcons 48-32, while shooting 48.5% (33-68) from the floor for the game.

The Lady Chargers will travel to Nyack College this coming Saturday for a 1pm CACC North Division clash.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Felician University

Pts: Eliana Scanlon - 23

Reb: 2 Players (#02, #TM) - 7

Ast: Eliana Scanlon - 4

Dominican University New York

Pts: Déja Gabbidon - 28

Reb: Stefani Alston - 7

Ast: Jacqueline Rywalt* - 6

Team Stats

Felician University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(17-59)

(33-68)

Field Goal %

28.8%

48.5%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

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.