St. Louis, MO. – The Dominican University women's basketball team traveled to St. Louis to face-off against the Griffins of Fontbonne University on Sunday afternoon.

Results:
Dominican: 76
Fontbonne: 45

How it Happened:
-Dominican started off on the right foot shooting 45% from the field in the first quarter and took a 19-15 lead to the second quarter.
-Freshman Danielle Washington had 7 points in the first quarter.   
-The Stars defense came to life in the second quarter holding Fontbonne to 16% from the field in the quarter. DU took a 38-23 lead into the half.
-Graduate Student Melissa Gomez exploded in the quarter with 9 points.
-Dominican held the Griffins to only 4 points in the third quarter and their offense continue to shine scoring 22. The Stars shot a game high 55% from the field and once again held Fontbonne to 16%.
-Sophomore Aya Deiri found her grove in the quarter scoring 7 points. Freshman Chenoa Moss also chipped in with 6 points.
-DU was able to hold strong in the fourth quarter and shot 38% from the floor.
-Freshman Elizabeth McCabe found her confidence and scored her first collegiate points and more with 7 in the final quarter.   
-Despite the poor shooting from behind the three-point line and at the charity stripe the Stars still shot 44% from the field.

Shining Stars:
-Graduate Student Melissa Gomez led Dominican in points with 13 of them. Gomez was all over the floor though grabbing 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the game.
-Sophomore Kaitlyn Milison had 10 points and 6 rebounds.   
-Freshman Chenoa Moss has continued to make an impact with 8 points and 5 rebounds.
-Freshman Danielle Washington got the Stars into the right grove scoring all 7 of her points in the first quarter.
-Sophomore Aya Deiri has continued to be everywhere for DU scoring 7 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, recording a block and a steal.
-Sophomore Laila Jones contributed 7 points.
-Freshman Elizabeth McCabe scored her first 7 points of her collegiate career.
 
Leading the Way:
Points: Gomez (13)
Rebounds: Gomez (7)
Assists: Saunders (5)
Steals: Washington, Gomez and Milison (2)
Blocks: Deiri and Jonez (1)
Minutes: Saunders (21)

What's Next:
The Dominican University women's basketball team will be right back in action on Wednesday evening with a game against North Park University in the Igini Sports Forum. Tip-off between the Stars and the Vikings will be at 6:00pm.

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