LADY CHARGERS TURN BACK SPARTANS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/30/21) The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 1-1 on the season after defeating the visiting Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College, 69-52, this afternoon in non-conference action on Coach Baxter Court.

LADY CHARGERS TURN BACK SPARTANS

Team Stats

January 30, 2021

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/30/21) The Dominican College women's basketball team improved to 1-1 on the season after defeating the visiting Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College, 69-52, this afternoon in non-conference action on Coach Baxter Court.

Senior Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) led all scorers with 13 points, six assists (5-7, 3-4 from the arc) and added five rebounds.

Elle Nittinger (Waverly, N.Y.) and Khay'la Latimer (Teaneck, N.J.) scored 11 points each in the victory, while Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) netted 10 points and grabbed a game best seven rebounds.

As a team the Lady Chargers shot 81.8% (9-11) from the charity stripe, 41.7% (25-60) from the floor and 40% (10-25) from the three-point arc for the game.

St. Thomas Aquinas (0-3) led 4-3 with 8:48 left in the first quarter when Dominican used an 18-11 closing quarter run to claim a 21-15 advantage.  The Spartans opened the second frame with the first two buckets to cut the deficit to 21-19 but DC counterd with nine straight points to rebuild a 30-19 lead.  Naabea-Janaan Assibey-Bonsu (Central Islip, N.Y.) closed out the first half with two free throws to give the Lady Chargers a 34-23 lead at the break.

The Lady Chargers took their biggest lead of the game (69-40) on a trey from Latimer with 3:45 left on the clock, but STAC closed out the game on a 12-0 run for the final 69-52 score.

DC is scheduled to travel to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Concordia College on February 2nd.  Game time is set 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.