LADY CHARGERS UPEND PURPLE KNIGHTS FOR SEASON SWEEP

January 31, 2023

LADY CHARGERS UPEND PURPLE KNIGHTS FOR SEASON SWEEP

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/31/23) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team upended the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport in a CACC north division contest played on Coach Baxter Court.

University of Bridgeport 8-14, 4-9

Dominican University New York 13-9, 8-4

Final

University of Bridgeport 8-14, 4-9

Dominican University New York 13-9, 8-4

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/31/23) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team upended the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport in a CACC north division contest played on Coach Baxter Court.

The Lady Chargers defeated UB 75-50 to complete the season sweep and get back in the win column and improve to 13-9 overall and 8-4 in conference play.

The Lady Chargers were led by Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) and Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) who each finished the game with 13 points. Howard added four rebounds while Suarez finished the game with a double-double and a game-high 11 boards.

Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) finished the game with 11 points including a perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe and also added three assists and three steals.

Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 10 points off the bench and pulled down six boards. Olivia Levy (Stony Point, N.Y.) added eight points, seven boards, and a team-high five assists. Kristen Teklits (New Fairfield, Conn.) contributed six points and six boards.

The Lady Chargers never trailed in the game and finished the opening quarter ahead 17-9. The Lady Chargers put up 20 points in the second quarter and extended to their largest lead of the first half which was 14 points and took a 37-25 lead into halftime.

The Lady Chargers continued their strong play and remained in control of the game in the third quarter by outscoring UB 22-13 in the quarter.

Dominican put the game away by extending to their largest lead in the fourth quarter and completed the win.

Dominican finished the game 18-23 from the free-throw line and added 16 second chance points off of 15 offensive rebounds.

UB was led by Amani Melendez who finished with 14 points and added four boards. Brianna Meekins added 10 points and seven boards while Stephanie McBride added a team-high nine rebounds.

Dominican will return to action on the road this Saturday, February 4th when they visit Georgian Court University for a CACC contest at 12:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

University of Bridgeport

Pts: Amani Melendez - 14

Reb: Stephanie McBride - 9

Ast: 2 Players (#13, #20) - 2

Dominican University New York

Pts: 2 Players (#13, #24) - 13

Reb: Alexis Suarez - 11

Ast: Olivia Levy - 5

Team Stats

University of Bridgeport

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(20-70)

(25-65)

Field Goal %

28.6%

38.5%

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.