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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SNAPS LOSING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER NYACK COLLEGE
January 22, 2011

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SNAPS LOSING STREAK WITH VICTORY OVER NYACK COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (1/22/11) The Dominican College women's basketball team snapped a six game losing streak after defeating the visiting Nyack College Warriors, 65-59, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the win Dominican improves to 5-9 overall and 3-4 in the CACC.

Orangeburg, NY (1/22/11)  The Dominican College women's basketball team snapped a six game losing streak after defeating the visiting Nyack College Warriors, 65-59, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the win Dominican improves to 5-9 overall and 3-4 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers opened up the game's first four minutes with an 8-3 run, finished off by consecutive baskets from senior forward Jasmine Schinella (Wappinger Falls, NY).  Nyack later came back to cut the lead to 13-12 with 13:39 to go before the break, but five straight DC points rebuilt an 18-12 advantage.

With Dominican leading, 20-19, and 5:40 on the clock, the Lady Chargers went on a quick 7-0 run to go up 27-19 with about a minute and a half left.  The Warriors closed out the first half scoring with the final five points to trail 27-24 at the intermission.

The first seven and a half minutes of the second half was a back and forth battle which saw five tied scores and neither team able to gain more than a four point advantge.  A three point basket from junior guard Meghan Murphy (Carmel, NY) put the Lady Chargers up 52-48 with 5:47 ticks on the clock and sophomore Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) followed with jumpshot to give DC their biggest lead of the second half at 54-48.

After a NC basket, two free throws from senior Shanice Scully (St. Albans, NY) extended the Dominican lead to seven points (57-50), but the Warriors answered back with six consecutive points to cut the deficit to a point (57-56) with just over a minute remaining.

A key three point basket from Lopez and a free throw from guard Shannon Lavelle (Floral Park, NY) gave the Lady Chargers a 61-56 lead with 0:25, but NC came back to trail 61-59 with 12 ticks on the clock, but four straight free throws from Lopez and Lavelle solidified a 65-59 DC victory.

Lopez led three Lady Chargers in double figures with 18 points, shooting 3-5 from the three point arc.  Murphy came off the bench to score 13 points and five rebounds, while Schinella finished with 10 points, a season high five steals and four caroms.

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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.