Box Score Orangeburg, N.Y. – (1/26/2013) – Free throws proved to be the determining factor in this afternoon's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest at Dominican College, as an otherwise even affair ended in a 57-48 loss for Chestnut Hill College. After scoring the game's first three buckets, the Lady Chargers made 14-of-16 (87.5%) at the charity stripe to help them lead the whole way. Sophomore guard Lila Jones (Lansdale, Pa.) headlined the Griffins first-half effort while senior forward Lindsay Alexander (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) contributed 14 of her game-high 18 points in the closing period.
 
Junior forward KC Jentzen (Pearl River, N.Y.) scored the contest's first two baskets and sparked Dominican College (12-6, 9-2) for a 15-4 opening run (13:00). In the Chestnut Hill College (2-15, 0-10) comeback, the defensive efforts of Alexander and freshman guard Tenisha Townsend-Mobley (Pleasantville, N.J.) triggered Jones' patented fastbreak acrobatics which landed the Griffins five points shy, 16-11, of the Lady Chargers as period reached its midway point (9:46). With less than two minutes to remaining (1:49), the spread remained at five points, 26-21, only for a late Lady Charger run to put the halftime deficit at 12 points, 33-21. The Lady Charger run continued in the second half as the home team grew their lead to as many as 17 points, 38-21, on a three-pointer from senior guard Lindsey Lopez (Elmwood Park, N.J.) just 41 seconds into the period (19:19). With a slight rebounding advantage, 39-31, and a far superior performance from the free throw line the Lady Chargers maintained their lead for most of the closing frame. On Alexander's spirited second-half effort the Griffins got back to within eight points, 50-42, before the two minute mark (2:26) on a three-point basket from senior guard Latoya Laing (Snellville, Ga.). Unfortunately, the diminishing game clock allowed the Lady Chargers to use the comforts of the free throw line for a nine-point victory, 57-48.
 
Sophomore guard LaShonda Hawthorne (Queens, N.Y.) led the Lady Chargers with 17 points, eight rebounds, and a steal. She was supported by 16 points from Lopez and the two-way play of Jentzen and senior forward Bianca Harris (Teaneck, N.J.). Jentzen provided ten points, six rebounds, two assists, a block, and two steals, while Harris contributed seven points, ten rebounds, an assist, and three steals.
 
Alexander hit 8-of-14 (57.1%) from the floor and 1-of-3 (33.3%) from the line while also recording three rebounds, an assist, a block, and three steals for the Griffins. Jones scored eight of her ten points in the first half and Laing finished the affair with nine points, five rebounds, and three assists.
 
The women's basketball team returns home to host Concordia College (NY) in a 1:00 p.m. CACC contest on Saturday, February 2.