WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WRAPS UP 22-23 REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN OVER ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY

February 25, 2023

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WRAPS UP 22-23 REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN OVER ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY

Jersey City, N.J. (2/25/23) The Dominican University New York women’s basketball team finished the 2022-2023 regular season with a victory over Alliance University this afternoon.

Dominican University New York 16-10,11-5 CACC

Alliance University 5-20,4-14 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York 16-10,11-5 CACC

Alliance University 5-20,4-14 CACC

Jersey City, N.J. (2/25/23) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team finished the 2022-2023 regular season with a victory over Alliance University this afternoon.

With the win, the Lady Chargers complete the season sweep over Alliance University and finish with an overall record of 18-10 and a CACC record of 13-5. Dominican finishes the season as the #2 seed in the CACC North Division standings.

Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) led the way for Dominican with a season high 21 points on 10-14 from the field. Suarez also added five steals, four assists, and three boards.

Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) each scored 12 points. Mills also recorded a team-high five assists while Howard recorded three rebounds.

Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 10 points in the win while Elle Nittinger (Waverly, N.Y.) recorded a team-high five rebounds.

The Lady Chargers got off to a strong start in the first quarter and led 18-9 by the start of the second quarter. Dominican extended to their largest lead of the first over AU which was 23 points and held a 42-22 lead by halftime.

Dominican continued their strong play in the second half and extended to their largest lead of the game in the fourth quarter on their way to the 80-54 victory.

Dominican finished the game shooting 55.7% from the field. Dominican added 24 points off of AU turnovers and added 42 points in the paint.

Next up for the Lady Chargers is the 2023 CACC Championship Quarterfinals on Tuesday when they host Chestnut Hill College.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

Pts: Alexis Suarez - 21

Reb: 2 Players (#22, #TM) - 5

Ast: Tanasha Mills - 5

Alliance University

Pts: Carly Bolivar - 16

Reb: Carly Bolivar - 9

Ast: Laura Calvin - 4

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Alliance University

Field Goals

(34-61)

(17-55)

Field Goal %

55.7%

30.9%

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.