LADY CHARGERS RANKED IN NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS

February 27, 2025

LADY CHARGERS RANKED IN NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d2/regional-ranking

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/27/25) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team has been ranked ninth in week two of the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball East Region Rankings as was released yesterday by regional advisory committee. The rankings consist of the top teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), East Coast Conference (ECC) and the Northeast-10 conference.

After being included in last week's initial under consideration rankings, the Lady Chargers sit ninth in the rankings with an overall record of 20-7. They are one of three teams from the CACC to appear in the rankings with Holy Family University being ranked fourth and Thomas Jefferson University being ranked eighth. Bentley University holds the top spot in the rankings with an overall record of 26-1.

Dominican holds a 2-4 record in six games played against five of the teams in the rankings. DUNY split a series with Thomas Jefferson University and earned a win over the College of Staten Island.

The Lady Chargers reached the 20-win plateau for the second time in the past three seasons.

The 2024-25 CACC North Division Regular Season Champions, the Lady Chargers have the potential of heading into the CACC Basketball Championship Tournament as the overall #1 seed. The team last made an appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament during the 2022-2023 season.

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.