LADY CHARGERS SECURE A VICTORY OVER GOLDEN KNIGHTS

November 16, 2019

LADY CHARGERS SECURE A VICTORY OVER GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/16/19) The Dominican College women’s basketball team defeated the Golden Knights of the College of St Rose by a score of 64-53.

College of St. Rose 2-1

Dominican University New York 2-2

Final

College of St. Rose 2-1

Dominican University New York 2-2

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/16/19) The Dominican College women's basketball team defeated the Golden Knights of the College of St Rose by a score of 64-53. The game opened the 7th Annual Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament.

The Lady Chargers improved to 2-2 overall on the season and St Rose fell to 2-1 overall.

The Golden Knights held a slim one-point lead after the first quarter. The Lady Chargers outscored St Rose in the second quarter 15-11 and held a 25-22 lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, DC scored 23 points to jump in front of St Rose by double digits. The Golden Knights cut the deficit to ten before the end of the quarter.

St Rose cut the deficit to single digits but the Lady Chargers were able to close out their second win of the season.

Jasmine Gee (Englewood, N.J.) earned a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds for Dominican. Naabea-Janann Assibey-Bonsu (Central Islip, N.Y.) scored a team-high 17 points and recorded five steals.

Samantha McClutchy (Washington Township, N.J.) finished with 10 points and added five rebounds. Ashley Merritt (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) recorded a team-high five assists.

For the Golden Knights, Takora McIntyre and Nina Fedullo each finished with 10 points to lead the team. Mcintyre recorded four steals and three assists while Fedullo grabbed 10 boards and finished with a double-double.

Leah Dollard scored eight points while Shamim Wambere added seven points and nine rebounds.

The Lady Chargers finished the game shooting 42.9% from the field while St Rose shot 36.5%. TheLady Chargers outscored the Golden Knights 44-24 from inside the paint.

The Lady Chargers will be back in action on Sunday, November 17th when the 7th Annual Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament continues. DC will host St Michael's College at 12:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

College of St. Rose

Pts: 2 Players (#04, #11) - 10

Reb: Nina Fedullo - 10

Ast: Takora McIntyre - 3

Dominican University New York

Pts: Naabea-Janaan Assibey-Bonsu - 17

Reb: Jasmine Gee - 11

Ast: Ashley Merritt - 5

Team Stats

College of St. Rose

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(19-52)

(27-63)

Field Goal %

36.5%

42.9%

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.