#2 SEED DOMINICAN DEFEATS THE #7 SEED FELICIAN UNIVERSITY TO MOVE ON TO THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE CACC TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/2/21) The Dominican College Women’s Basketball team earned a win over Felician University in the first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Basketball Championships.

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

March 2, 2021

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/2/21) The Dominican College Women's Basketball team earned a win over Felician University in the first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Championships.

The Lady Chargers, the #2 seed, defeated the #7 seed Golden-Falcons by a score of 80-57 to move on to the semi-finals. DC improves their overall record to 10-1 (8-1 CACC) with the win.

Naabea-Janaan Assibey-Bonsu (Central Islip, N.Y.) led the way for DC with 12 points, six rebounds, two steals, and one assist. Bonsu also hit two three-pointers. Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) finished the game with 11 points and added five rebounds, one assist, and one steal.

Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) added 10 points and three rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Khay'la Latimer (Teaneck, N.J.) added nine points on three three-pointers. Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.), Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.), and Elle Nittinger (Waverly, N.Y.) all finished the game with eight points. Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) finished the game with seven points.

For Felician, Briana Lee and Rosie Arias each scored a team-high 14 points. Lee added a team-high 18 boards and three assists. Arias added seven rebounds. Tiara Mahorn and Damia Jordan each scored eight points.

DC opened the game with a 20-14 lead by the start of the second quarter. DC held Felician to eight points in the second quarter and held a 39-22 lead at halftime.

The Lady Chargers used a big third quarter to extend the lead over Felician to 64-32 at the start of the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, DC extended to their largest lead of the game which was 35 points, and secured the win.

The Lady Chargers will be back in action for the second round of the CACC Women's Basketball Championships on Thursday, March 4th.

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.