SECOND HALF COMEBACK EFFORT FALLS SHORT AS MOUNTAINEERS TOP LADY CHARGERS

Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

November 20, 2023

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/20/23) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team had their second half comeback effort fall short to Mansfield University in non-conference action.

The Mountaineers held off Dominican's strong fourth quarter to secure the victory.

The Lady Chargers fall to 0-4 overall on the season while the Mountaineers improve to 3-1 overall. 

Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) finished with a career high 22 points including a perfect 7-7 from the free-throw line. Howard also recorded a team-high five steals. Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.) scored 18 points including a team-high three three-pointers.

Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 11 points and recorded a team-high nine boards while Isabella Javier (Bergenfield, N.J.) added nine points. 

Jasmine Hilton scored a team-high 20 points for Mansfield and pulled down a team-high nine boards. Alivia Paeglow scored 17 points on 8-10 shooting. Kristen Fulford scored 11 points and recorded a team-high nine assists. 

The Mountaineers got off to a fast start by outscoring the Lady Chargers 25-10 in the opening quarter. Mansfield followed up the first quarter with 20 points in the second quarter and took a 20-point lead into halftime. 

The Lady Chargers played a strong third quarter out of break with Howard and Ndukauba combining for 14 of their 16 points in the quarter but still trailed by 20-points heading into the fourth. 

The Lady Chargers opened the fourth quarter on a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to seven points. Dominican continued their strong fourth quarter with DiMarsico scoring 12 points in the quarter going 3-3 from three-point range. Javier scored nine points in the quarter while Howard scored seven. 

The Mountaineers were able to hold off the comeback effort and secure the win. 

The Lady Chargers return to action this weekend when they compete in the Felician University Holiday Tournament.

 

 

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.