WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON WITH LOSS TO FELICIAN

Rutherford, N.J. (2/28/24) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team closed out the regular season tonight with a 71-67 loss to Felician University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played in Job Gymnasium.

Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne
Photo Courtesy of Pete Byrne

Team Stats

February 28, 2024

Rutherford, N.J. (2/28/24) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team closed out the regular season tonight with a 71-67 loss to Felician University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played in Job Gymnasium.

Dominican opened the contest with the first nine points, ended with a three-point shot from CACC Player of the Week, Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) for the early 9-0 advantage.  The Golden Falcons countered with an 11-0 closing period run to jump ahead, 11-9.

A 7-2 run to start the second period saw the Lady Chargers regain the 15-14 edge, but Felician used a 6-0 spurt to take a 28-25 lead into the locker room at the intermission.

The Lady Chargers outscored their counterparts in the third frame, 21-14, including the final nine points of the quarter to re-take a 46-42 lead.

Felician used a 7-0 run to start the final quarter to gain the lead for good en route to the 71-67 win.

Howard led to Lady Chargers in double-figures with 26 points and completed the double-double with 12 rebounds and four steals.

Guard Tanasha Mills (New City, N.Y.) added 12 points, while Keylee Harrison (Newport News, Va.) added nine points.

Tamia Nunes (Worcester, Mass) finished with eight points and Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) pulled down five caroms in the loss.

Next up for the Lady Chargers is the CACC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament where they opponent will be determined following the official conclusion of the regular season this Saturday.

 

 

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.