WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RALLY IN FOURTH QUARTER TO DEFEAT POST UNIVERSITY

December 4, 2018

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RALLY IN FOURTH QUARTER TO DEFEAT POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/4/18) The Dominican College women's basketball team rallied from a 50-44 deficit to out score the Post University Eagles, 27-16 in the final 10 minutes to bring home a 71-66 victory in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Post University 3-4, 1-1 CACC

Dominican University New York 2-5, 1-0 CACC

Final

Post University 3-4, 1-1 CACC

Dominican University New York 2-5, 1-0 CACC

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/4/18) The Dominican College women's basketball team rallied from a 50-44 deficit to out score the Post University Eagles, 27-16 in the final 10 minutes to bring home a 71-66 victory in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center this evening.

With the win, Dominican improves to 2-5 overall and 1-0 in conference play.

Post (3-4, 1-1 CACC) led 59-56 with 3:18 to play in the final quarter when a 10-2 run put the Lady Chargers ahead 66-61 with 24 ticks to play. Both teams netted five points in the remaining time for the 71-66 final score.

The Lady Chargers trailed by as much as 12 points (46-34) with a little over three minutes left in the third quarter, but junior guard Kyla Ramseur (Bloomfield, N.J.) hit a quarter-ending three-point basket to cuy the lead to 50-44 heading into the final quarter.

Guard Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) led four Lady Chargers in double figures with 19 points (11-13 from the foul line), four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Ramseur came off the bench to score a career high 14 points and five steals.

Sophomore Samantha McClutchy (Washington Township, N.J.) and Ashley Merritt (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) both scored 11 points, while McClutchy grabbed a team best six rebounds.

The Lady Chargers return to action this coming to Saturday as they travel to CACC North Division foe, Nyack College. Tip-off is slated for 1pm.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Post University

Pts: Taylor Ceballos - 16

Reb: 2 Players (#12, #TM) - 10

Ast: 2 Players (#02, #33) - 5

Dominican University New York

Pts: Korina Guerra - 19

Reb: Samantha McClutchy - 6

Ast: Korina Guerra - 3

Team Stats

Post University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(23-69)

(18-43)

Field Goal %

33.3%

41.9%

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.