HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY SNEAKS BY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/10/18) The Holy Family University Tigers hung on for a 56-53 victory this evening over the Dominican College Lady Chargers in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY SNEAKS BY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Team Stats

January 10, 2018

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/10/18) The Holy Family University Tigers hung on for a 56-53 victory this evening over the Dominican College Lady Chargers in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

The Tigers (4-11, 3-4 CACC) led 15-7 following the first quarter and extended their lead to 29-13 with 3:34 to play in the second.  Dominican (5-9. 4-2 CACC) fought back with the half's final nine points to cut the deficit to 31-23 at the intermission.

Holy Family rebuilt a double-digit lead in the third quarter with consecutive free throws to gain the 48-34 edge with under four minutes left and led 49-38 heading into the final 10 minutes of action.

Trailing 52-45 with just six and a half minutes on the clock, the Lady Chargers rallied with eight straight points with Taylor Tomlinson's (Middletown, N.Y.) jumper to give DC the lead, 53-52 with 47 ticks remaining.  A Tiger jump shot regained a 54-53 lead with 17 seconds left and Katie O'Hara closed out the game with two free throws for Holy Family to lead them to the 56-53 win. 

Sophomore Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) led all scorers with 15 points (7-11 from the floor) and added five rebounds in the loss.

Rebecca Rabeiro (Midland Park, N.J.) recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists.  Tomlinson came off the bench to score 11 points and seven rebounds.

Casey Thomas paced the Tigers with 12 points and eight rebounds.  Jada Smith grabbed a night best 12 boards.

Dominican goes on the road this coming Saturday as they travel to the University of the Sciences in CACC action.

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.