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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROP THIRD STRAIGHT WITH LOSS TO UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
February 4, 2012

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROP THIRD STRAIGHT WITH LOSS TO UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES

Philadelphia, PA (2/4/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team dropped their third straight game with a loss to the University of the Sciences, 55-39, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at Morgan Arena. With the loss Dominican falls to 9-10 overall and 9-4 in conference play while USCI improves to 13-8 overall and 9-4 in the CACC.

Philadelphia, PA (2/4/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team dropped their third straight game with a loss to the University of the Sciences, 55-39, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at Morgan Arena.  With the loss Dominican falls to 9-10 overall and 9-4 in conference play while USCI improves to 13-8 overall and 9-4 in the CACC.

Dominican had an early 4-2 lead on a layup by LaShonda Hathorne (Queens, NY) when the Devils went on a 14-4 run to go ahead 16-8 with 9:21 remaining in the first half.  Junior Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) closed out the first half with a basket to cut the deficit to 27-20.

USCI scored the first six points of the second stanza to increase the lead to 13 points (33-20) and led by as many as 23 points in the contest en route to the 55-39 victory.

KC Jentzen (Nanuet, NY) came off the bench to lead the Lady Chargers with 10 points, shooting 6-8 from the charity stripe.

Marley Klunk (York, PA) added eight points and eight rebounds, while Harris finished with eight points and six caroms.

The Lady Chargers struggled offensively, shooting just 28.0% (14-50) from the floor and went 0-10 from the three point arc.  DC were better from the free throw line, going 11-15 (73.3%).

DC returns to action on Monday night as they travel to non-conference opponent, Mercy College.

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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.