CHARGERS BASKETBALL EDGED BY SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY

Nyack, NY (12/3/10) The Dominican College men's basketball team suffered a heart-breaking, 68-67 loss to Slippery Rock University in the opening game of the Nyack College Tournament held on the campus of Nyack College this evening in a non-conference game.

CHARGERS BASKETBALL EDGED BY SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY

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December 3, 2010

Nyack, NY (12/3/10)  The Dominican College men's basketball team suffered a heart-breaking, 68-67 loss to Slippery Rock University in the opening game of the Nyack College Tournament held on the campus of Nyack College this evening in a non-conference game.

The Chargers scored the first nine points of the contest and extended their lead to 16-5 with 11:19 left before the intermission.  Slippery Rock came back to take a 17-16 lead with 6:46 left, but DC came back to take a 34-27 lead into the break.

Dominican regained an 11 point advantage (44-33) early in the second half and led 50-38 with 12:31 left in regulation.  DC had a 60-52 lead when SRU went on a 12-4 run to tie the game at 64-64 with just under two minutes to go.

Two free throws from sophomore guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) put Dominican ahead 66-64 and the team later later 67-65 after a Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, NY) with 0:21 on the clock.  A Slippery Rock free throw cut the lead to a point and a jumper with 0:02 remaining put them ahead 68-67.  The Chargers got a final shot off before the buzzer that hit the rim, but fell short of going in the hoop for the final 68-67 Slippery Rock victory.

Senior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) led three Charger starters in double figures with 22 points.  Porter netted 20 points and had a team leading seven assists, while rookie Ginyard scored 13 points in the loss.

With the loss Dominican falls to 0-6 on the season.

DC returns to action tomorrow when they take on Merrimack College at 2pm in game three of the Nyack College Tournament.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.