LADY CHARGERS DOWN FELICIAN UNIVERSITY FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF THE SEASON

November 30, 2022

LADY CHARGERS DOWN FELICIAN UNIVERSITY FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF THE SEASON

Rutherford, N.J. (11/30/22) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team opened their conference portion of the schedule with a road victory over Felician University.

Dominican University New York

Felician University

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Dominican University New York

Felician University

Rutherford, N.J. (11/30/22) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team opened their conference portion of the schedule with a road victory over Felician University.

The Lady Chargers defeated the Golden Falcons 81-62 to bring their overall record to 4-4 and 1-0 in the CACC.

Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) led the way for Dominican with 24 points and added four assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Mills scored 19 of her 24 points in the first half.

Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) finished the game with 15 points, four assists, and a team-high five steals. Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) added 13 points while Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.) finished with 10 points.

Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) provided a double-double off the bench with 12 points and a team-high 13 boards. Kristen Teklits (New Fairfield, Conn.) added 11 rebounds and five points.

The Lady Chargers added 18 fastbreak points in the win. Dominican capitalized by scoring 24 points off of 26 Felician turnovers.

The Lady Chargers got off to a strong start by scoring 23 points in the first quarter. Dominican extended their lead to double digits in the second quarter but Felician closed out the first half on a 16-5 run. Dominican held a 38-34 lead by halftime.

The Golden Falcons took the lead early in the third quarter but the Lady Chargers responded with a 20-6 run to end the third quarter.

Dominican extended out to their largest lead of the game in the fourth quarter which was 19 points and secured their first conference win of the season.

Felician was led by Briana Lee who scored 25 points and recorded 18 rebounds for a double-double. Uzor Uchidiuno finished with eight points and seven rebounds while Natalie Chappotin also added seven rebounds. Natalia Lucic finished with 10 points.

Dominican returns home this Saturday to host the Eagles of Post University at 1:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

Pts: Tanasha Mills - 24

Reb: Chidinma Ndukauba - 13

Ast: 2 Players (#4, #24) - 4

Felician University

Pts: Briana Lee - 25

Reb: Briana Lee - 18

Ast: Natalia Lucic - 4

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Felician University

Field Goals

(23-60)

(24-74)

Field Goal %

38.3%

32.4%

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.