Women’s basketball: Dominican clinches title shot with victory over defending champion Azusa Pacific

Women’s basketball: Dominican clinches title shot with victory over defending champion Azusa Pacific

Dominican University ended a frustrating stretch against Azusa Pacific to upset the three-time defending PacWest women’s basketball champions and secure a berth in Saturday’s championships. Alex Salise spurred the Penguins on in the second half against a determined Cougars squad, but Azusa Pacific made it just a one-shot game in the final 20 seconds before Dominican clinched the 62-56 victory at the free throw line. Taylor Linzie led the charge …