River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Women's Basketball hosted St. Norbert College on Saturday afternoon.

   Results:
   Dominican: 55
   St. Norbert: 91

   How it Happened:
   -Freshman Danielle Washington would hit a three to give the Stars an early 5-2 lead.
   -St. Norbert would establish themselves after the Washington three and had an 11-0 run ended by a lay-up from Graduate Student Melissa Gomez.
   -DU would trail 12-27 by the end of the 1^st quarter.
   -Sophomore Aya Deiri would connect from three to give DU life in the 2^nd trailing 18-37.
   -Dominican would head into the half-time break down 23-44.
   -Freshman Chenoa Moss would draw an and-one and Sophomore Lia Saunders would knock down a lay-up to start the 3^rd quarter.
   -By the end of the 3^rd, the Stars would be trailing 38-72.
   -Threes from Washington and Gomez in the 4^th were not enough for DU, as they would fall by a final of 55-91.

   Shining Stars:
   -Graduate Student Melissa Gomez led the Stars with 18 points while adding 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
   -Sophomore Kaitlyn Milison tallied 9 points,
   -Freshman Danielle Washington totaled 8 points and was 2-4 from three.
   -Junior Kamila Gajkowska racked up 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.
 
   Leading the Way:
   Points: Gomez (18)
   Rebounds: Gajkowska (5)
   Assists: Saunders (4)
   Steals: Gajkowska (3)
   Blocks: Gajkowska (2)
   Minutes: Saunders (30)

   What's Next:
   Dominican University Women's Basketball moves to 5-14 on the season and a 1-9 record in the conference. The Stars will round out their three-game home stand on Wednesday, February 5^th, against Wisconsin Lutheran. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.

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