LADY CHARGERS FALL IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION TO ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/16/22) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team fell in non-conference action to the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College by a score of 78-75.

Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

November 16, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/16/22) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team fell in non-conference action to the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College by a score of 78-75. 

The Lady Chargers fall to 1-2 overall on the season after the loss. 

Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) was the leading scorer for the Lady Chargers by finishing with 17 points and also adding five assists, three rebounds, and three steals. Mills got off to a fast start by scoring eight of the Dominican 16 points in the first quarter. 

Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 16 points and pulled down nine boards. Kristen Teklits (New Fairfield, Conn.) and Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) each added 11 points. Teklits also added seven rebounds while Suarez finished with five rebounds and three assists. 

Olivia Levy (Stony Point, N.Y.) added a team-high 10 rebounds and scored eight points. 

The Lady Chargers finished the game shooting 39.4% from the field and went 12-15 from the free-throw line. Dominican scored 21 points off of STAC turnovers and pulled down 44 rebounds as a team. 

Dominican held the lead over STAC for most of the first half and got off to a quick 7-0 start in the first quarter. 

Both teams played an even second and third quarter. STAC jumped out to their largest lead of the game over Dominican in the fourth quarter which was seven points. 

The Lady Chargers continued to close the gap but the Spartans never lost the lead on their way to a 78-75 victory. 

The Spartans were led by Erin Leary who recorded a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Sarah Ericson also added a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Julia Reggio contributed 14 points in the win. 

The Lady Chargers will return to action this weekend when they host Franklin Pierce University on day one of the 9th Annual Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament at 1:00 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.