LADY CHARGERS FALL IN CACC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/5/19) The Dominican College women's basketball team fell in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship quarterfinal action tonight in a game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center. The Lady Chargers, the top seed in the North Division, were upset by the Goldey-Beacom College Lightning, the four seed in the South Division, 75-60.

LADY CHARGERS FALL IN CACC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS

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March 5, 2019

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/5/19) The Dominican College women's basketball team fell in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship quarterfinal action tonight in a game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center. The Lady Chargers, the top seed in the North Division, were upset by the Goldey-Beacom College Lightning, the four seed in the South Division, 75-60.

With the win, the Lightning advance to the CACC Championship semifinals while Dominican concludes their season with an overall record of 16-13.

Junior forward Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) delivered a team high 18 points, six rebounds and four blocks.

Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) netted 17 points, while Samantha McClutchy (Washington Township, N.J.) grabbed a game best 12 rebounds and 12 points.

Goldey-Beacom were led by Amanda McGrogan with a night best 30 points.

The first quarter saw the Lady Chargers use an 8-4 spurt to take a 15-10 lead with a little over two minutes left.  GBC would come back to tie the scorea t 15-all, but senior Ciera Rivera (Pomona, N.Y.) scored a layup with nine ticks left to give DC a 19-17 edge.

Dominican held the 19-18 point advantage in the second frame to hold a 38-35 lead at the intermission.

The Lady Chargers opened the third quarter on a 6-2 run to extend their lead to 44-37, but the Lightning rallied with a 19-11 closing quarter run to pull in front 56-55 edge.

The Lightning pulled away in the fourth frame, outscoring Dominican 19-5, to claim the 75-60 win.

 

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.