FOURTH QUARTER FOILS LADY CHARGERS

January 16, 2017

FOURTH QUARTER FOILS LADY CHARGERS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/16/17) The Dominican College women's basketball team surrendered a 68-66 victory to the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Felician University

4-13, 3-7 CACC

Dominican University New York

4-13, 4-4 CACC

Final

Felician University 4-13, 3-7 CACC

Dominican University New York 4-13, 4-4 CACC

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/16/17) The Dominican College women's basketball team surrendered a 68-66 victory to the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

In the lethal fourth quarter, the Golden Falcons scored the first 18 points en route to outscoring the Lady Chargers 28-9 in the frame. The game was tied at 63-all with 1:27 to go when the Golden Falcons netted five straight points to pull ahead 68-63. A DC three from shooter Shannon McGill (Staten Island, N.Y.) ended the contest.

Senior Stefani Alston (West Orange, N.J.) had a team best 11 points, while Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) added 10 points. Alston and guard Jacqueline Rywalt (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) each had a team high five rebounds, with Rywalt adding a team best seven assists.

McGill came off the bench to record nine points, while Sara Ismail (Clifton, N.J.) scored seven points.

Guard Kyla Ramseur (Bloomfield, N.J.) tallied eight points and four assists.

DC held a 35-29 advantage at the intermission and used a strong third quarter where they outscored their opponents, 22-11, to increase their lead to 57-40 going into the final 10 minutes.

Dominican went 6-9 (66.7%) from the charity stripe, while Felician went 23-36 (63.9%).

Following the loss, the Lady Chargers are now 4-14 overall and 4-5 in conference play.

The Lady Chargers will travel to Post University this coming Saturday.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Felician University

Pts: Danelle Gibson - 20

Reb: Marya Trapp - 10

Ast: Marta Moix - 5

Dominican University New York

Pts: Stefani Alston - 11

Reb: Jasmine Gee - 6

Ast: Jacqueline Rywalt - 7

Team Stats

Felician University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(20-43)

(26-66)

Field Goal %

46.5%

39.4%

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.