COUGARS GET REVENGE AGAINST LADY CHARGERS

Caldwell, N.J. (2/7/18) The Caldwell University women's basketball team avenged a loss earlier in the season as they defeated the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 70-44, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division contest played in the Newman Center.

COUGARS GET REVENGE AGAINST LADY CHARGERS

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February 7, 2018

Caldwell, N.J. (2/7/18) The Caldwell University women's basketball team avenged a loss earlier in the season as they defeated the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 70-44, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division contest played in the Newman Center.

Freshman forward Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) led Dominican as she recorded a career high 18 points off the bench for the Lady Chargers.  Tomlinson went 9-13 from the floor and added five rebounds in 22 minutes played.

Guard Rebecca Rabeiro (Midland Park N.J.) added a team best six assists and six rebounds, to go along with eight points.

Ciera Rivera (Pomona, N.Y.) and Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) both netted six points and six caroms in the loss.

Kristen Drogsler paced three Cougars in double figures with 22 points.

A Tomlinson layup with 3:50 left in the first frame gave the Lady Chargers an 11-8 advantage and she later tied the score at 15-15 with another basket with a little over a minute left.  An Andie Lennon bucket put Caldwell ahead 17-15 at the end of one quarter of play.

Caldwell (19-4, 12-2 CACC) used the second and third quarters, where the defense limited the DC offense to just seven points and four points, to outscore Dominican 31-11 and jump out to a 48-26 lead going into the final 10 minutes of action.  The Cougars netted 22 points in the final period to the Lady Chargers 18 for the final 70-44 final.

Dominican (7-15, 6-7 CACC) will return home this coming Saturday when they host Wilmington University.

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.