LADY CHARGERS UPEND POST UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/3/22) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team defeated the Eagles of Post University this afternoon by a score of 70-55.

LADY CHARGERS UPEND POST UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

December 3, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/3/22) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team defeated the Eagles of Post University this afternoon by a score of 70-55. 

The Lady Chargers improve to 5-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play. 

Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) led the Lady Chargers in scoring with 15 points on 5-9 shooting from the field. Mills also added four assists and three rebounds. Kristen Teklits (New Fairfield, Conn.) finished with 12 points including two three-pointers. Teklits also finished with six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. 

Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) finished with 11 points, five rebounds, and a team-high seven assists. Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) also added 11 points and pulled down a team-high seven boards. Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored 10 points while Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.) added seven points. 

The Lady Chargers held Post to 17.2% shooting from three-point range. Dominican forced 20 Post turnovers and scored 19 points off of turnovers. Dominican also outscored Post 30-18 in the paint. 

The Lady Chargers got off to a fast start in the first quarter on a 15-2 run through the first five minutes of the game. Post ended the first quarter on a 12-6 run but Dominican held the 21-14 lead by the start of the second quarter. 

Each team added nine points in the second quarter and the Lady Chargers held a 30-23 lead at halftime. 

Post rallied in the third quarter to take their first lead of the game but Dominican finished the third quarter on a 10-4 run and led 44-40 by the start of the fourth quarter. 

Dominican used a big 26-point fourth quarter to complete the victory. 

The Eagles were led by Tyara Mcqueen who scored a team-high 13 points. Tyree Allen finished with 12 points while Saule Kaupyte finished the game with a double-double on 11 points and a team-high 16 rebounds. 

The Lady Chargers return to action on Tuesday, December 6th when they travel to the University of Bridgeport for a conference game with the Purple Knights. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 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.