GRIFFINS TOP LADY CHARGERS IN 23RD ANNUAL SUE HELLER GAME

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

January 27, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/27/24) The Chestnut Hill College women's basketball squad topped the Dominican University New York Lady Chargers, 70-60, this afternoon in the 23rd Sue Heller Memorial Game held on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

The Griffins improve to 14-5 overall and 8-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play, while Dominican falls to 6-10 overall and 3-4 in the CACC.

Before the start of the game, the annual Sue Heller Memorial Scholarship was presented to this year's recipient: Angelina DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y.).

The first quarter saw the Lady Chargers net back-to-back baskets to claim a 12-8 advantage with 4:09 on the clock.  CHC would close out the quarter on a 12-5 run to take a 20-18 lead.

A trey from Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) with under four minutes to play before the break regained the edge for Dominican, 28-27, but six unanswered points by the Griffins rebuilt a 33-28 lead at the break.

Chestnut Hill added to the lead by out scoring Dominican, 17-14, in the third frame and 20-18 in the fourth in bringing home the 70-60 win.

Mills led four Lady Chargers in double figures with a season high 15 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Sophomore Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) netted 14 points and five caroms, while Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) and Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) contributed 10 points and nine rebounds each in the loss.

 

 

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.