(03/22/06) Jersey City, NJ --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference senior women led from start to finish, and received team-highs of 12 points and seven assists from NJAC Most Valuable Player Alexa Shields (Oakhurst, NJ/Wall) of The College of New Jersey, as the NJAC defeated the Skyline Conference senior women, 68-60, in the 2006 NJAC/Skyline Women’s Basketball Senior game, hosted by New Jersey City University at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center. It was the first-ever season ending senior challenge between the NJAC and Skyline conferences. The NJAC is now 4-1 all-time in senior games, after winning 3-of-4 in the previous series with the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC).

Jenna Gambino (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa Academy) of Stevens Institute of Technology was selected the Skyline’s Most Valuable Player after pouring in exactly one-third of her squad’s point, finishing with a game 20 points, including five three-pointers (5-9), along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Shields shot 4-of-6 from the field, with all baskets coming from three-point range, while adding the game-high seven assists, with six rebounds in 20 minutes.

Carmen Zimmitt (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown) of Rutgers University-Camden added 10 points (5-12) and five rebounds. All 11 players on the NJAC roster scored Camden’s Megan Rulon (Sewell, NJ/Clearview Regional) had eight rebounds, six points, and five blocks.

Other standouts for the NJAC included TCNJ’s Erin Frank (Toms Rivers, NJ/Toms River East), who grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, with six points.  Montclair State University’s Amanda Mullaney (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Ford) added eight boards, six rebounds, and six assists.

The Skyline Conference received 11 points (5-14 FG), nine rebounds and three assists from Centenary College’s Lenaya Price (Jersey City, NJ/Ferris). Mount Saint Mary College’s Kellie Stuart (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) and Farmingdale State University’s Nicole Judkins (Fort Drum, NY/Indian Rivier) each contributed nine points. All eight Skyline players registered at least one point.

Also for the Skyline, FSU’s Angela Williams (New York, NY/Murry Bergtraum) collected nine rebounds and three blocks, while MSMC’s Stacy Schultz (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream Central) had eight boards. Laura Bucci (Irvington, NY/Our Lady of Victory) of the College of Mount Saint Vincent dished six assists.

The NJAC led 32-28 at the half before extending that margin to as many as 17 at 6:12 of the second period (63-46). After the Skyline cut the lead to 32-31 to open the second half, a 10-0 run by the NJAC seniors opened up a 42-31, 11-point cushion.

The NJAC shot 37.0 percent from the field (30-81), while the Skyline seniors shot 30.3 percent (23-76). The NJAC more than doubled the Skyline’s paint production, 30-14, and held a 59-48 difference in rebounding.

(02/21/06) Newburgh, NY --- Top seeded Mount Saint Mary College jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back in opening Skyline Conference Tournament play with an 87-26 win over Centenary College on Tuesday night at the Kaplan Center.

A pair of 3-pointers by Vanessa Lawson and Kellie Stuart got Mount Saint Mary started. Stacy Schultz followed with a layup and LaSheena Brown added two baskets in the paint as the Blue Knights sprinted out to a quick lead. Stuart’s third 3-pointer of the half, with 5:31 to play, increased the lead to 35-10. Mount Saint Mary opened up a commanding 49-14 lead by halftime.

Stuart went 4-6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points. Schultz, Brown and Brittany King also chipped in with 12 points apiece. Meghan Robinson had six points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two assists off the bench. Lenaya Price had a double-double for Centenary with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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(02/20/06) Riverdale, NY --- Freshman Danielle Arndt (South Plainfield / South Plainfield) and senior Lenaya Price (Jersey City / James Ferris) paced the Centenary women to the eight-point win.  Arndy finished with a game-high 20 points, as Price added 13 points to go along with 14 rebounds.  Laura Feigus (Colts Neck / St. Rose) and Crystal Meny (Phillipsburg / Phillipsburg) rounded out the doube digit scoring for the visitors chipping in with 14 and 12 respectively.

Centenary led most of the game, leading 34-25 at the halftime break and eventually out lasting the home Dolphins of Mount Saint Vincent.  The victory improves Centenary to 9-16 overall and moves the into the quarterfinal round of the playoffs.  The Lady Cyclones will take back to the road this evening, as they travel to top-seeded Mount Saint Mary in Newburgh, NY.  Game time is scheduled for 6:00pm.

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(02/18/06) Hoboken, NJ --- Earlier today the Lady Cyclones of Centenary closed out their 05-06 regular season hosting Farmingdale State.  Unfortunately for the hosts they came up on the losing end of a 92-75 decision at the Reeves Center.

Centenary's Danielle Arndt (South Plainfield / South Plainfield) did her best to keep the Lady Cyclones in the lead over the early going.  Arndt connected on her first five attempts, four of them from behind the arc, to hold the Centenary women in front 16-15 through the opening six minutes.  The visiting Lady Rams took the lead 21-19, on the games sixth lead change of the half, when Melissa Harry scored on an assist from Dankery Perez (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) with 11:51 remaining on the clock.  From there FSU Lady Rams used their dominant inside game and rebounding ability to build the advantage.  Farmingdale extended their cushion to as many as 15 points with just over two minutes to go in the half.  The Lady Rams took a 52-42 advantage to halftime, despite the efforts of CC's Arndt who finished the half with 20 points (5-for-8 from the three-point range).

The second period turned out to be more of the same inside dominance from Farmingdale State.  They would eventually out-rebound Centenary 67-46 for the game, 32-15 on the offensive glass.  The under-sized Lady Cyclones' effort did not falter however, as they cut the deficit to single digits twice in the second half.  The latest was at the 15:22 mark, when Ayana Way (Edison / John P. Stevens) connected on a jumper to pull the home team to within 62-53.  Following the Way jumper, FSU would go on a 15-4 run over the next six minutes giving themselves a 77-57 lead with just over nine minutes left.  The balanced offensive attack from the Lady Rams proved to be too much for Centenary, as the hosts fell by the final of 92-75 in their home finale.

The win improves Farmingdale State to 15-8 overall, 8-3 in the Skyline.  The Rams' Mercedes Miller (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) led the scoring for FSU, as she totaled 18 points, along with grabbing 12 rebounds.  Melissa Harry, the teams other inside performer tallied 16 points and seven rebounds, while Kristen Tong (Swanzey, NH/Monadnock Regional) added 15 points and five boards.

For Centenary, Danielle Arndt led all scorers with the teams season high eight three-pointers and career high 29 points.  Senior Lenaya Price (Jersey City/Ferris High), who was honored before the game on Senior Day, made it good finish recording her first double-double of the season. Price finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Ayana Way was the third Lady Cyclone in double figures, scoring 10 in the loss.
 
With the loss Centenary falls to 8-16 on the season, and drops into a tie with Mount Saint Vincent for the final playoff spot in next week's Skyline Conference Tournament.  The Lady Cyclones will now travel to Mount Saint Vincent on Monday evening for a play-in game to see who takes the 8th seed in the playoffs.

(02/15/06) Hoboken, NJ --- Stevens Sophomore forward Dora Enright (Longmont, Colo.) led the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s basketball team with 18 points and a game-high 18 rebounds as the Ducks defeated Centenary College, 77-55, on Wednesday night at the Canavan Arena.  The Ducks have now won 12 of their last 13 games and improve to 17-7 and 10-2 in the Skyline Conference.  The Cyclones fall to 8-15, 2-9 in the league.

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(02/11/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Earlier this afternoon, the Centenary women's team lost to St. Joseph's - Patchogue 70-54.
 
In the first half, the Lady Golden Eagles took control by scoring first and maintaining the lead.  With just 3 minutes underway in the first, St. Joseph's went on a 21 - 4 run to pull ahead 27-6 with 11 minutes remaining in the first.  St. Joseph's, Kristen Mando (West Babylon / West Babylon), went 9-for-15 in the first to notch 20 first half points and ending with a team-high 31 points.  Despite Patchogue shooting 52.8% on 19-for-36 shooting, the Lady Cyclones would fight back going on a 13-2 run to cut the deficit in half and eventually end the half at 41-30.

In the second half, the Lady Cyclones continued the fight to gain the lead, however, the closest they would get to closing the gap would be with 11:50 left and down by six 48-42.

Centenary's Jessica Dixon (Linden, NJ / Linden) and Lenaya Price (Jersey City, NJ / Ferris High) helped keep the game within reach scoring 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting as Price tallied 14 points and eight rebounds.  Patchogue would prove to be too strong for Centenary and pull away throughout the stretch.

Patchogue's Katie Dornemann (East Islip / East Islip), chipped in scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds giving her a double-double.  Kelly Murphy (Remensburg / Eastport) also scored 12 points respectively.  Today's win snaps a seven game losing streak for the lady golden eagles and improve their overall record to 11-12 as Centenary drops to 8-14 overall.

(02/06/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Earlier tonight the visiting Blue Knights of Mount Saint Mary College extended their winning streak to 14 in a row with a 74-55 victory over the Lady Cyclones.

Centenary began the game in a very deliberate style of play forcing the visitors to play defense for the majority of the shot clock on every possession.  Their patience combined with some hot shooting by Crystal Meny posted an early 12-8 lead for the Lady Cyclones.  Mount Saint Mary responded with back-to-back three's from Kellie Stuart and a lay-up from LaSheena Brown to jump back in front 16-12 with 13:09 showing on the clock.  The teams then traded three more lead changes over the next 6:30 minutes before a lay-up by Christina Stawinski at just over seven remaining, tied the game at 23-23.

From that point on the Blue Knights went on an 18-0 run to end the half, staking themselves to a 41-23 halftime advantage.  The second half began similarly for the Centenary women, taking their time on offense forcing the MSMC defense to work.  However, once the visitors extended their lead to 60-35 halfway through the period the Lady Cyclones were forced to up-tempo.

Over the final ten minutes of play both teams pushed the ball up and down the floor trading baskets.  The closest the home team would get would be 72-55 with just 1:12 remaining, before MSMC ran out the final seconds and taking the road victory.

For Mount Saint Mary LaSheena Brown (Malverne, NY/Malverne) scored a game-high 20 points, and grabbed six rebounds.  Kellie Stuart (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) and Vanessa Lawson (Kingston, NY/Kingston) each scored double figures totaling 15 and 14 points respectively.  Off the Blue Knight bench, Jackie Markert tallied eight points and 13 rebounds.

As for the Lady Cyclones, Crystal Meny (Phillipsburg / Phillipsburg) led the way with 16 points, as teammate Danielle Arndt (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) added 15 including five three-pointers.  The win improves Mount Saint Mary to 20-2 on the year, and with the loss Centenary drops to 8-13.

(02/06/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Earlier this evening, the Centenary women and men's basketball teams split a doubleheader with New York City College of Technology and City College of New York.

The Lady Cyclones ended tonight's opening match-up with a very convincing win, 68-51, over NYC Tech.  In the first half, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early 6-2 lead which would be their last for the rest of the game.  Centenary then put their offense in gear to go on a 12-0 run to force a NYC Tech time out.  Great offensive efforts by NYC Tech's, Amanda Zieminski, (Staten Island, NY / Bronx Leadership) kept the Yellow Jackets within reach as she scored 11 of her team-high 20 points in the first half, to cut  halftime deficit to 39-33.

In the second half, the Lady Cyclones came out strong going on an 18-2 run, increasing their lead to 57-35.  Centenary's defense held NYC Tech. to two points (1-for-15 shooting) for the first 12 minutes of the second half.  The Lady Cyclones momentum carried them throughout the rest of the game, maintaining the double-digit lead.

Centenary's Jessa Jones (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) ended the game with a double-double, 13 points and 22 rebounds.  Contributor's for the Lady Cyclones were Ayana Way (Edison/J.P. Stevens) with 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting, Danielle Arndt (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) scoring 11 points and Heather Domotor (South Brunswick/South Brunswick) who also chipped in with 10 points.  The win improves the Lady Cyclones to 8-12 on the season, as then loss drops NYCCT to 4-18.

(02/04/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- The visiting Panthers of Old Westbury took both the women's and men's games this afternoon over Centenary College.  In the opener, the Lady Panthers came from ten down at halftime to take the 59-49 victory.  On the men's side, Old Westbury led nearly throughout the entire game, rolling to a 102-75 decision.

In the afternoon's first contest the Lady Cyclones of Centenary used a strong defensive man-to-man approach to hold the visitor's to just 18% (6-for-32) shooting in the opening half.  This defensive effort combined with timely three-point shooting off the bench by Danielle Arndt (11 points in the half) staked Centenary to comfortable 28-18 advantage at the break.

However, the second half seemed to turn the tables on the Lady Cyclones, as they were the team who then struggled.  The hosts went 8-for-32 (25%) in the half, including 1-for-8 from the three-point line in route to a 59-49 loss.  Old Westbury was able to snap out of their shooting funk in the second period, outscoring Centenary 41-21 over the final twenty minutes of play.

Old Westbury's Monique Midy (Westbury, NY/Westbury) led all scorers with 19 points, while grabbing a game-high 16 rebounds.  The Panthers Leah Hernandez (Forest Hills, NY/Christ the King) also netted double-figures with 14 points, including three from the behind the arc.

For the Lady Cyclones, Danielle Arndt (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) was the only player in double digits, as she totaled 13 points.  Heather Domotor (South Brunswick/South Brunswick) added nine points and 11 rebounds, while Jess Jones (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) added six points and nine boards.  The loss drops Centenary to 7-12 overall, 2-6 in the Skyline.

(02/01/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- In tonight's Skyline Conference doubleheader, Centenary and Manhattanville split victories with the Lady Cyclones defeating Manhattanville 80-70 and the Valiant Men downing Centenary 118-98.

The women's game opened the night with a very exciting up-tempo game.  The Centenary women opened a quick 13-6 advantage in the games first seven minutes.  The hosts extended that lead to 23-11 with a little over eight minutes remaining in the half.  Their cushion grew to as many as 17 at the 1:45 mark before taking the halftime break with a 39-26 lead.

In the second stanza, the Lady Valiants made a quick charge at the lead cutting it to 42-35 in the half's first four-minutes.  However, back-to-back three-pointers by Centenary's Heather Domotor and Danielle Arndt, quickly pushed the deficit back to 15.  Despite Manhattanville getting the lead to single digits in the games final minute, Centenary never faltered over the course of the half and was able to continue their hot shooting (29-for-61, 48%), making big baskets when they needed them.

The victory improves the Lady Cyclones to 7-12 overall, 2-5 in the Skyline Conference.  Sophomores Laura Feigus (Colts Neck/St. Rose) and Jessa Jones (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) paced the Lady Cyclones with 17 a piece.  Jones also added a game high 15 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season. Heather Domotor (South Brunswick/South Brunswick) added 14 points and eight rebounds, as Ayana Way (Edison/John P. Stevens) and Danielle Arndt (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) chipped in with 13 and 11 respectively.  For Manhattanville, Jessica Delagrange (Canton, OH) and Sarah Kinsley (Pearl River, NY) each scored a team high 14 points in the loss.

(01/25/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Visiting Stevens Institute of Technology defeated Centenary earlier this evening in their Skyline Conference Women's Basketball match-up by the final of 73-51.

In the opening half of play both sides struggled to find their shooting touch as they combined for just 44 points, and 33% shooting from the field.  However, the Ducks were able to connect on five three-point attempts, including three from Kelsea Wilks (El Sobrante, CA/Salesian) and held the 29-15 advantage at the break.

In the opening six minutes of the second half, Stevens had extended its lead to 46-26, as their aggressive 2-3 zone stymied the Centenary offense.  The Lady Cyclones scorers were never able to get into the flow as the Ducks would not allow an open look at the basket.  Centenary did get the deficit to 50-33 with just over 10 minutes remaining, but could never get any closer.  The visitors shot an impressive 52% from the floor in the second period, as they coasted to their fourth Skyline Conference win of the season.

For Stevens Kelsea Wilks led the scoring with 19 points.  The teams leading scorer Dora Enright (Longmont, CO/Longmont) finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, as Jenna Gambino (Staten Island, NY/St. John  Villa) added 11 points.  As for the Lady Cyclones sophomore Ayana Way (Edison /John P. Stevens) was the only player in double figures, as she netted 11 points.  Senior Lenaya Price (Jersey City /Ferris High) came within one point a double-double, chipping in with nine points and 10 rebounds.  The loss drops Centenary to 6-11 overall, 1-5 in the conference standings.

(01/23/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Earlier this evening the Centenary Women's basketball team snapped their four-game losing streak by downing visiting Brooklyn College 80-71, in non-conference match-up.  The victory improves the Lady Cyclones to 6-10 overall, as Brooklyn falls to an even 9-9.

In the first half of play both teams shot the ball tremendously well, on their way to a very high scoring opening twenty minutes.  The host Lady Cyclones put up 37 points, to the visiting Bridges 31, and held a small six point advantage at the break.  The teams combined to shoot just over 43% from the floor in the half.

The second twenty minutes proved to be the difference as the Centenary women got even hotter from outside, shooting a blistering 56% in the closing half.  They opened their largest lead just four minutes in, at 47-37.  Brooklyn did not fluster however, and following a four-point burst by Jaclyn Cavalcante (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison), and a driving lay-up plus a free throw from Irene Souladies (Brooklyn, NY/Fort Hamilton) the visitors took the lead 53-52 with just over 9:30 remaining.  The Bridges were able to build their lead to five, with seven minutes to go, before Centenary went on a 10-0 run to go back on top 65-60.  Over the final minutes, the Lady Cyclones were able to ice the game from the foul line going 10-for-14.

Sophomores Heather Domotor (South Brunswick/South Brunswick) and Jessa Jones (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) fueled the offense scoring 25 and 21 points respectively.  Domotor also added 10 rebounds, for her second career double-double.  Centenary's lone senior Lenaya Price (Jersey City/James Ferris) totaled six points and nine rebounds in the winning effort.  As for Brooklyn College, Brittany Natiello (Wurstboro, NY/Port Jervis) led the way scoring a team-high 19 points, as teammates Jenny Varughese (Staten Island, NY/Staten Island Tech) and  Jaclyn Cavalcante totaled 15 points each.

(01/21/06) Kings Point, NY --- With five Mariners scoring in double figures, Kings Point dominated the Centenary Cyclones, 93-55 closing out the week with their fifth straight win.

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(01/19/06) Madison, NJ --- The College at Florham Devils snapped a three-game skid by beating the Centenary Cyclones 69-50. The Devils improve to 10-5 while Centenary drops to 5-9.

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(01/14/06) Purchase, NY --- The Valiants made it three in a row as they improved to 3-2 in Skyline Conference action defeating the Centenary Cyclones 63-48.

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DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	RESULT
NOVEMBER
18	Utica College @		L, 71-47/0-1
19	SUNY @		L, 72-68/0-2
28	St. Elizabeth		W, 105-65/1-2
30	College of Statan Island		W, 60-52/2-2
DECEMBER
3	Mount St. Vincent %		L, 59-45 / 2-3
6	St. Joseph's - Patchogue		W, 70-59/3-3
8	Western Connecticut State		L, 72-50/3-4
10	Albright College		L, 65-61/3-5
JANUARY
5	Mount St. Mary %		L, 75-55/3-6
7	Mount St. Vincent %		W, 64-55/4-6
10	PA College of Technology		W, 63-54/5-6
12	Elmira College		L, 64-45/5-7
14	Manhattanville College %		L, 63-48/5-8
19	FDU - Florham		L, 69-50/5-9
21	USMMA %		L, 93-55/5-9
23	Brooklyn College		W, 80-71/6-10
25	Stevens Institute %		L, 73-51/6-11
FEBRUARY
1	Manhattanville College %		W, 80-70/7-11
4	Old Westbury %		L, 59-49/7-12
6	New York City Tech		W, 68-51/8-12
8	Mount St. Mary %		L, 74-55/8-13
11	St. Joseph's Patchogue %		L, 70-54/8-14
15	Stevens Institute %		L, 77-55/8-15
18	Farmingdale State %		L, 92-75/8-16
20	Mount St. Vincent		W, 72-64/9-16
21	Mount St. Mary		L, 87-26/9-17
23	Skyline Conference Tournament	TBA
25	Skyline Conference Tournament	TBA
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Head Coach: Lorie Khalil Assistant Coaches: Learnell Wesley, Carey Seymore

NO.	NAME	YR.	POS.	HT.	HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
10	Tanyall Law	JR	G	5-4	Trenton/Trenton Central
11	Jessica Dixon	FR	G	5-4	Linden/Linden
12	Danielle Arndt	FR	G	5-4	South Plainfield/South Plainfield
13	Heather Domotor	SO	G	5-7	South Brunswick/South Brunswick
14	Laura Feigus	SO	G	5-3	Colts Neck/St. Rose
15	Ayana Way	SO	G	5-5	Edison/John P. Stevens
20	Kate Lynn Figueroa	SO	F	5-8	Milton/Bishop AHR
21	Jessa Jones	SO	F	5-7	South Plainfield/South Plainfield
22	Crystal Meny	SO	G	5-4	Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg
31	Lea Zatz-Gilman	FR	G	5-3	New York City/Humanities
33	Tina Stawinski	FR	G	5-4	Sayerville/Bishop George AHR
34	Angelica Colon	FR	F	5-6	Roselle/Abraham Clark
42	Lenaya Price	SR	G	5-6	Jersey City/Ferris High
45	Latoya Day	FR	F	6-3	Belmar/Red Bank Regional
Head Coach: Lorie Khalil Assistant Coaches: Learnell Wesley, Carey Seymore

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