The Dominican University women's basketball team picked up their fifth win in the last six games and sixth win of the season when the Stars topped the Mount Mary University Blue Angels, 68-49, on Thursday night at the Igini Sports Forum.
 
"Tonight's win was good for our program," said Gabby Johnson following the victory. "We bounced back from a tough loss Tuesday night and that is part of the maturation process for the program."
 
For the Stars, freshman Timiya Ray was dominant, pouring in a game-high 22 points, on 9-for-12 shooting from the field, along with eight rebounds, four steals and three blocks in 27 minutes of action.  Ray knocked down a season-high four three point field goals in the winning effort.
 
Trailing 4-0 early in the first quarter, Dominican scored 11 straight and led 16-13 at the end of the quarter.  The lead ballooned to double-digits in the second quarter and the Stars never looked back.
 
Claudia DeNigris added 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting for the Stars while Amari Stafford added 11 points and six assists in the winning effort.
 
For the Blue Angels, Becky Onan led the way with 13 points.
 
Dominican, now 6-12 on the season, returns to Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) action on Saturday, facing a tall-task in conference-leading Wisconsin Lutheran.  The Stars will head to Milwaukee to meet Warriors at 1:00 p.m. at the REX.
 
"We are now going to move our focus to Saturday's game against WLC," said Johnson.  "It will be our fourth game in eight days and is a huge test for our young team. We will have to bring energy and effort on Saturday."