Garden City, N.Y. (12/2/15)  The Adelphi University women's basketball team topped the visiting Lady Chargers of Dominican College, 53-39, this evening in a non-conference game.  With the loss, Dominican falls to 3-4 overall while the Panthers improve to 5-2 on the season.

DC took the early 3-0 lead as sophomore guard Rebecca Rabeiro (Midland Park, N.J.) scored a layup and completed the and-one with a free throw just 19 seconds into the contest.  A Panther trey tied the game at 3-all and from their they closed out the quarter on an 11-4 run to take a 14-7 lead.

The Lady Chargers cut the lead to five on two foul shots from Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Co-Player of the Week, Déja Gabbidon (Teaneck, N.J.), to start the second quarter, but AU closed out the first half with a 26-18 advantage.

Gabbidon led Dominican in the first half with six points, five rebounds and two blocks.

The third quarter saw both teams score team totals in single digits to give Adelphi a 35-26 lead.  The final frame allowed the Panthers to pull away with the win as they outscored the Lady Chargers, 18-13, for the 53-39 victory.

Gabbidon led all scorers with 17 points and finished with a team leading eight rebounds and three blocks.

Guard Jacqueline Rywalt* (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) had a team best five assists to go along with eight points, while Rabeiro finished with seven points and a night best four steals.

Dominican will return to conference action on Saturday afternoon as they host Caldwelll University.  Tip-off is slated for 1pm on Coach Baxter Court.