DOMINICAN CLOSES OUT REGINA RIVERA TOURNAMENT WITH A VICTORY OVER MOLLOY UNIVERSITY

November 20, 2022

DOMINICAN CLOSES OUT REGINA RIVERA TOURNAMENT WITH A VICTORY OVER MOLLOY UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/20/22) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team closed out the 9th Annual Regina Rivera Tournament with a victory over the Lions of Molloy University this afternoon.

Molloy University 0-4

Dominican University New York 3-2

Final

Molloy University 0-4

Dominican University New York 3-2

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/20/22) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team closed out the 9th Annual Regina Rivera Tournament with a victory over the Lions of Molloy University this afternoon.

The Lady Chargers completed the 70-64 victory to improve to 3-2 overall on the season.

The leading scorer for the Lady Chargers was Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) who scored 19 points and finished with five rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.) provided 13 points off the bench including three 3-point field goals.

Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) added 10 points and a team-high nine assists. Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished with 11 points and nine boards. Elle Nittinger (Waverly, N.Y.) added a team-high 12 rebounds.

Dominican held a 14-9 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Lions used a strong second quarter by outscoring the Lady Chargers 26-18 and held a 35-32 lead by halftime.

Dominican outscored the Lions 18-15 in the third quarter and both teams started the fourth quarter tied 50-50.

Dominican opened the fourth quarter on a 16-6 run to jump out to a ten point lead over Molloy and completed the 70-64 victory.

The Lions were led by Trinity Hudson who scored 22 points and recorded 15 rebounds to complete a double-double. Casey Campo added 12 points off the bench. Samantha Muller added eight points and seven rebounds while Gianni Domond recorded eight boards.

Dominican returns to action on the road this Tuesday, November 22nd when they travel to Southern Connecticut State University for a non-conference matchup with the Owls at 7:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Molloy University

Pts: Trinity Hudson - 22

Reb: Trinity Hudson - 15

Ast: 2 Players (#02, #03) - 3

Dominican University New York

Pts: Alexis Suarez - 19

Reb: Elle Nittinger - 12

Ast: Tanasha Mills - 9

Team Stats

Molloy University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(24-62)

(24-71)

Field Goal %

38.7%

33.8%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

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.