DOMINICAN DOWNS CALDWELL UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/29/22) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team downed the Cougars of Caldwell University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) north division game played at the Hennessy Center.

DOMINICAN DOWNS CALDWELL UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

December 29, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/29/22) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team downed the Cougars of Caldwell University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) north division game played at the Hennessy Center. 

The Lady Chargers defeated the Cougars by a score of 78-49 to improve to 8-5 overall and 4-0 in conference play. 

Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) was the leading scorer for the Lady Chargers by finishing with 15 points on 6-11 from the field. Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.) provided 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals. 

Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each scored 10 points and each added a team-high six boards. 

Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) and Olivia Levy (Stony Point, N.Y.) each recorded a team-high five assists. Suarez also contributed nine points, four rebounds, and three steals while Levy added six points, five rebounds, and two steals. 

The Lady Chargers outrebounded the Cougars 48-37 in the game and added 12 second chance points. Dominican also added 38 points in the paint while only allowing Caldwell 12 points in the paint. 

The Lady Chargers got off to a fast start in the opening quarter on a 13-3 run to open the game. Caldwell cut the deficit to four points but Dominican took a 17-11 lead into the second quarter.

Dominican followed up their strong first quarter with a strong second quarter and held a 34-22 lead by halftime. Dominican outscored the Cougars 44-27 in the second half on their way to the 78-49 victory.

The Cougars were led by Casey O'Shaughnessy who scored 16 points and added three boards. Alisa Blalock added nine points and a team-high five steals. Rebecca Morrison recorded a team-high eight boards. 

The Lady Chargers return to action this Saturday, December 31st when they travel to Goldey-Beacom College for a CACC contest 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.