DOMINICAN'S GABBIDON NAMED ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

February 24, 2016

DOMINICAN'S GABBIDON NAMED ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/24/16) Dominican College women's basketball player, Déja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.) has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending February 21st.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/24/16) Dominican College women's basketball player, Déja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.) has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending February 21st.

The senior forward had an outstanding all-around week in leading Dominican to a 2-0 mark, averaging a double-double of 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She shot 71 percent (17-of-24) from the field, while also knocking down 70 percent of her three-point shots (7-of-10).

Gabbidon also dished out 3.0 assists per game, while also swiping a steal per outing. She poured in 28 points versus Felician and had 17 points and 16 rebounds vs. Nyack.

This is her first ECAC Player of the Week honors this season.

Click here to view the complete release from the ECAC office.

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.