WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO SPARTANS

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Team Stats

November 11, 2023

Sparkill, N.Y. (11/11/23)  The Dominican University New York women's basketball team wrapped up play at the 2023 STAC Challenge with a 79-70 loss to the host in a game played in Aquians Hall.

With the loss Dominican falls to 0-2 on the season.

Guard Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) led four Lady Chargers in double figures with 16 points, five assists and five rebounds.

Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.) added 15 points, while Keylee Harrison (Newport News, Va.) contributed 14 points, a team best seven rebounds and two steals.

Sophomore Cayla Howard (Nagatuck, Conn.) scored 10 points.

Dominican used an 8-2 run in the first quarter to take a 15-10 advantage with under a minute left.  A Spartan layup cut the lead to 15-12 at the end of the quarter.

A DiMarsico trey with four and a half minutes left before the intermission made the score 30-26, but eight straight STAC points gave them a 34-30 lead.  DiMarsico closed out the first half iwth a three-point basket to make the score 34-33 at the break.

The Lady Chargers played a tough third quarter and even regained a three-point lead (46-43) with two and half minutes left but an 8-4 Spartan run put them ahead, 51-50.

STAC never relinquished the lead during the final 10 minutes of play to take home the 79-70 win.

Dominican returns to action on Sunday, November 19th when they host Franklin Pierce University for the 10th Annual Regina Rivera Memorial Game on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

 

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.