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Stars Win First Conference Game

The Dominican University women's basketball team went on the road for their third straight game at Rockford University.

Results:
Dominican:66
Rockford:59

How it Happened:
-Dominican came out of the gate hot taking an 18-16 lead after one quarter behind their 43.7% shooting from the field.  
-The Stars went cold though in the second only scoring 8 points and giving up 16 points. DU faced a 32-24 deficit.  
-The second half was all Dominican with them winning the third quarter 18-17, and the fourth quarter 22-11. 
-Dominican won the points in the paint comparison 28-26.  
-The Stars turned the Regents over 14 times which led to 9 points. 
-Dominican and Rockford played a tough against one another with 5 tied scores, and 7 lead changes throughout the game.  

Shining Stars:
-Freshman Kameron Goodman led the team with 18 points and had 8 rebounds. 
-Junior Heaven Knox finished with season high 16 points behind her 6-9 shooting from the field. 
-Freshman Mariangely Velez grabbed 11 rebounds with 10 of them being on the defensive end. 
-Fifth year student Dasia Norris had a good game off the bench scoring 9 points, collecting 6 rebounds, and dishing out 2 assists. 

Leading the Way:
Points: Goodman (18)
Rebounds: Velez (11)
Assists: Goodman (3) 
Steals: Knox, Velez (1)
Blocks: Coleman (1)

What's Next:
Dominican University women's basketball team will be back home Saturday afternoon hosting Alverno College with a tip at 2:00 p.m.
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