COUGARS TURN BACK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

January 11, 2014

COUGARS TURN BACK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Caldwell, N.J. (1/11/14) The Caldwell College women's basketball team scored 45 points in the second half to turn back the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 77-53, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the George R. Newman Center. With the loss Dominican falls to 3-10 overall and 1-5 in conference play, while Caldwell improves to 9-6 overall and 7-1 in the CACC.

Dominican University New York

3-10, 1-5 CACC

Caldwell University

9-6, 7-1 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York 3-10, 1-5 CACC

Caldwell University 9-6, 7-1 CACC

Caldwell, N.J. (1/11/14) The Caldwell College women's basketball team scored 45 points in the second half to turn back the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 77-53, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the George R. Newman Center. With the loss Dominican falls to 3-10 overall and 1-5 in conference play, while Caldwell improves to 9-6 overall and 7-1 in the CACC.

The Lady Chargers led 13-10 with 10:29 remaining in the first half when the Cougars rallied with an 18-2 run to take a 28-15 advantage. KC Jentzen* (Pearl River, N.Y.) and Aliyah Alston (Queens, N.Y.) netted back-to-back baskets at the end of the half to make the score 32-23.

Trailing by nine points (32-23) with 11 minutes left in the game, the Cougars put the game away with a 17-7 spree to pull ahead 62-43. CC led by as many as 26 points en route to the 77-53 win.

Jentzen paced Dominican with 16 points and nine rebounds.

Senior Nicole Welton* (Southbury, Conn.) added 10 points, while Alston came off the bench to net seven points. Point guard Jacqueline Rywalt (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) had a team leading four assists.

Dominican is set to be in action on January 14th when they travel to Bloomfield College.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

Pts: Kc Jentzen - 16

Reb: Kc Jentzen - 9

Ast: Jacqueline Rywalt - 4

Caldwell University

Pts: Jeanette Anderson - 22

Reb: Alyssa James - 15

Ast: Jessica Coscia - 4

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Caldwell University

Field Goals

(21-69)

(23-61)

Field Goal %

30.4%

37.7%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

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.