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Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
December 18, 2024

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UPENDED BY OWLS

New Haven, Conn. (12/18/24) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team fell in non-conference action to the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University this afternoon.

The #6 ranked team in the D2CSC East Region Poll Lady Chargers fall to 9-4 on the season while the Owls, #3 in the D2CSC East Region Poll, improve to 9-2 overall. 

The Lady Chargers trailed after the opening quarter but held the Owls to seven points in the second quarters and brought a 30-27 lead into halftime. 

The Owls held Dominican to 20 second half points as they outscored the Lady Chargers 33-20 to take home the 60-50 victory. 

The Owls outscored the Lady Chargers 34-16 in the paint and held the edge in rebounds 46-24. DU scored 19 points off of 16 SCSU turnovers and picked up eight second chance points as well as nine fastbreak points. 

Tanasha Mills was the leading scorer for Dominican finishing with 17 points while also dishing out a team-high five assists and pulled down three rebounds. 

Angelina DiMarsico went 4-9 from the field including three from beyond the arc for 11 points. DiMarsico also added three boards and one assist. Tamia Nunes scored nine points while picking up four boards, three assists, and two steals. 

Dalana Taylor finished with a team-high nine rebounds. 

The Owls were led by Rheyna Steinauer who recorded a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Katie Williamson scored 13 points and pulled down nine boards. Delaney Haines and Hope Fox each finished with a team-high seven assists. 

The Lady Chargers will look to bounce back this Saturday for their final game of the 2024 calendar year on the road against Mansfield University.

 

 

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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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.