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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOSE TO UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
January 29, 2011

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOSE TO UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES

Orangeburg, NY (1/29/11) The Dominican College women's basketball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest to the visiting Devils of the University of the Sciences, 70-61, this afternoon in a game held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (1/29/11)  The Dominican College women's basketball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest to the visiting Devils of the University of the Sciences, 70-61, this afternoon in a game held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Trailing 16-15 with 10:22 left in the first half, the Lady Chargers went on a 9-0 run to regain a 24-16 lead as junior forward Marley Klunk (York, PA) scored seven of those points during the run.

A Meghan Murphy (Carmel, NY) jumpshot with just under three and a half minutes to go before the intermission gave DC a 34-28 lead but the Devils fought back to cut the deficit to 37-35 at the break.

Tied 49-49 with 10:08 left in regulation, Dominican scored five consecutive points to go up 54-49, but the Devils went on a 16-4 tear to go ahead 65-58 with 0:46 left on the clock and didn't look back en route to the 70-61 victory.

Sophomore guard Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, NJ) and Klunk led the Lady Chargers with 10 points, while Lopez added four assists and Klunk tallied five rebounds.

Murphy finished with nine points and five caroms, while three other players scored eight points in the loss.

With the loss Dominican falls to 6-11 overall and 4-6 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Felician College for a 6pm CACC North Division game.

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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.