BOUFFARD LEADS LADY CHARGERS TO CACC SEMI-FINALS

Wilmington, Del. (2/25/17) Dominican College's senior forward Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) led all scorers and posted a career high 29 points, to go along 11 rebounds to lead the #3N Dominican College women's basketball team to a 63-59 upset over #2S Goldey-Beacom College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Quarterfinal match up. With the win, the Lady Chargers advance to the CACC Semi-Finals and will take on host and overall #1 seed, Caldwell University, this coming Saturday evening at 5pm.

BOUFFARD LEADS LADY CHARGERS TO CACC SEMI-FINALS

Team Stats

February 25, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (2/25/17)  Dominican College's senior forward Lisa Bouffard (Wallkill, N.Y.) led all scorers and posted a career high 29 points, to go along 11 rebounds to lead the #3N Dominican College women's basketball team to a 63-59 upset over #2S Goldey-Beacom College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Quarterfinal match up.  With the win, the Lady Chargers advance to the CACC Semi-Finals and will take on host and overall #1 seed, Caldwell University, this coming Saturday evening at 5pm.

Dominican (12-17) trailed 39-36 going into the final 10 minutes when they offense came alive to outscore their opponents, 28-10, to take the victory.  The Lady Chargers used a 20-8 run that spanned almost nine minutes of the quarter to turn the deficit into a 55-49 advantage.  DC would lead by as many as nine point (59-50) with 41 ticks left, but an 8-2 Lightning tear cut the lead to 62-59.  Senior Stefani Alston (West Orange, N.J.) went 1-2 from the free throw line in the final 15 seconds to secure the 63-59 win.

Bouffard shot 12-19 from the floor and 5-6 from the charity stripe en route to her career performance.

Junior guard Rebecca Rabeiro (Midland Park, N.J.) contributed a team best 6 assists, five boards and 11 points.

Jacqueline Rywalt (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) scored eight points and Alston finished with six rebounds.

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.