WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, N.Y. (12/21/19) The Dominican College women's basketball team fell to host, Nyack College, 66-62, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest played in Bowman Gym.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO NYACK COLLEGE

Team Stats

December 21, 2019

Nyack, N.Y. (12/21/19) The Dominican College women's basketball team fell to host, Nyack College, 66-62, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest played in Bowman Gym.

With the loss, Dominican falls to 4-8 overall and 2-2 in CACC play in their last game of 2019.

A Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) jump shot with 3:17 left in the first quarter gave DC their biggest lead, 14-6, and would later close out the first quarter scoring with a layup to put the Lady Chargers ahead, 16-11.

Freshman Olivia Levy (Stony Point, N.Y.) increased the lead to 20-11 in the second frame with a layup as the clock approached the eight minute mark.  The Warriors rallied with a quarter-closing 17-5 run to put Nyack ahead 27-25 at the break.

Samantha McClutchy (Washington Township, N.J.) made the score 27-all to open the third quarter and a three-point bucket from senior Ashley Merritt (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) with under seven minutes left re-claimed a 30-29 edge for DC.  However, a 7-2 spurt by the Warriors rebuilt a five-point lead (37-32) and they would lead by as many as 10 points (49-59) with 2:06 to play in the fourth quater in bringing home the 66-62 victory.

Junior Kha'yla Latimer (Teaneck, N.J.) led Dominican with a season high 18 points (shooting 7-14) from the floor and five assists.

Merritt finished with 10 points, while Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) netted nine points and five boards.

Freshman Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) grabbed a team best eight rebounds and had five assists, while Tomlinson finished with eight points in the loss.

Up next for the Lady Chargers will be a road trip to Assumption College in their final non-conference game of the season.  Tip-off is slated for 5:30 pm.

 

 

 

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.