WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STUMBLE IN FOURTH QUARTER AS SETTERS CLAIM VICTORY

December 15, 2019

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STUMBLE IN FOURTH QUARTER AS SETTERS CLAIM VICTORY

Pleasantville, N.Y. (12/15/19) The Pace University women's basketball team used an 18-0 run in the fourth quarter to rally to a 75-56 victory in a non-conference game played at the Goldstein Fitness Center.

Dominican University New York 4-6

Pace University 9-3

Final

Dominican University New York 4-6

Pace University 9-3

Pleasantville, N.Y. (12/15/19) The Pace University women's basketball team used an 18-0 run in the fourth quarter to rally to a 75-56 victory in a non-conference game played at the Goldstein Fitness Center.

With the win, Pace improves to 9-3 overall while the Lady Chargers fall to 4-6.

Sophomore Taylor Tomlinson (Middletown, N.Y.) came off the bench to lead Dominican with nine points.

Korina Guerra (White Plains, N.Y.) and Jaid Harrell (Kingston, N.Y.) each netted eight points, while Harrell had a team leading eight rebounds and Guerra contributed five boards.

Guard Ashley Merritt (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) had a team best four assists and seven points.

Dominican trailed 7-2 with under six minutes remaining in the first quarter when the offense used a 13-3 closing quarter run to jump ahead 15-10. The Setters outscored DC 23-18 in the second frame to knot the score at 33-all at the break.

The third quarter saw Pace edge DC 20-19 in points to take a 53-52 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play.

Merritt scored a layup to open the fourth quarter and put Dominican up 54-53, but the next 18 points went to the Setters as they pulled away to calim the 75-56 win.

The Lady Chargers continue their non-conference slate on Thursday evening when they host the University of New Haven on Coach Baxter Court at 7pm.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

Pts: Taylor Tomlinson - 9

Reb: Jaid Harrell - 8

Ast: Ashley Merritt - 4

Pace University

Pts: Jackie Dellisanti - 18

Reb: Jackie Dellisanti - 10

Ast: Lauren Hackett - 5

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Pace University

Field Goals

(24-62)

(26-54)

Field Goal %

38.7%

48.1%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance 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.