#3N LADY CHARGERS END SEASON WITH LOSS TO #2S JEFFERSON

Philadelphia, Pa. (2/27/18) The Dominican College women's basketball team, the third seed in the North Division, ended the 2017-2018 season with a loss to the second seed in the South Division Jefferson, 74-55, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship Quarterfinal game played in the Gallagher Center.

#3N LADY CHARGERS END SEASON WITH LOSS TO #2S JEFFERSON

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February 27, 2018

Philadelphia, Pa. (2/27/18) The Dominican College women's basketball team, the third seed in the North Division, ended the 2017-2018 season with a loss to the second seed in the South Division Jefferson, 74-55, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship Quarterfinal game played in the Gallagher Center.

With the loss, the Lady Chargers end their season with an overall record of 11-18.

Sophomore Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) led Dominican with 15 points.

Senior guard Rebecca Rabeiro (Midland Park, N.J.) contributed 10 points, a team high five rebounds, six assists and three steals in her final game.

Dominican used back-to-back baskets from Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) and Ciera Rivera (Pomona, N.Y.) to take a 10-6 lead with under four minutes to play in the first quarter.  An 12-2 Ram run concluded the first quarter and put them ahead 18-12.

The Lady Charger went on to outscore the Jeffeson (25-4) 17-14 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 32-29 at the intermission.

The third and fourth quarters belonged to the Rams as they scored 22 and 20 points to DC's 16 and 10 points to pull away and advance to the CACC Semifinals with the victory.

DC shot 40.4% (23-57) from the floor and 85.7% (6-7) from the foul line.  They struggled from the arc going just 3-14 (21.4%).

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.