DOMINICAN DOWNS GOLDEN FALCONS

Rutherford, N.J. (1/29/20) The Dominican College women's basketball team won on the road this evening as they downed host, Felician University, 81-56, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court.

DOMINICAN DOWNS GOLDEN FALCONS

Team Stats

January 29, 2020

Rutherford, N.J. (1/29/20) The Dominican College women's basketball team won on the road this evening as they downed host, Felician University, 81-56, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court.

With the win, Dominican improves to 10-10 overall and 8-3 in conference play.

The score was tied at 17-all after the first ten minutes of action but the Golden Falcons built up a 26-20 advantage with 7:31 left in the second quarter.  Following a time out, the Lady Chargers went on a  15-0 tear to jump in front, 35-26 with five and a half minutes before the break.  DC closed out the half with back-to-back treys from Naabea-Janaan Assibey-Bonsu (Central Islip, N.Y.) and senior Ashley Merritt (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) to increase the lead to 44-34 at the intermission.

Dominican would outscore their opponents, 15-14 in the third frame to make the score, 59-48, and would go on a 22-8 run in the final ten minutes for the final 81-56 victory.

Merritt, Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) and Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) all scored 17 points each to lead the Lady Chargers in the victory.  Merritt added seven assists, while Tomlinson grabbed seven rebounds.  Guerra tallied four rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Junior Khay'la Latimer (Teaneck, N.J.) had a team best eight rebounds.

For the Golden Falcons, Halyee Ramirez led the team with 18 points, while Briana Lee had the game's only double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.

The Lady Chargers return home this coming Saturday as they host Holy Family University on Coach Baxter Court.

 

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.