MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (2/9/11) The Dominican College men's basketball team charged past the visiting Caldwell College Cougars, 89-51, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. All 13 Charger players netted points in the victory.

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE

Team Stats

February 9, 2011

Orangeburg, NY (2/9/11)  The Dominican College men's basketball team charged past the visiting Caldwell College Cougars, 89-51, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  All 13 Charger players netted points in the victory.

Dominican got things rolling with a 20-6 run over the first 8:12 of the game and maintained a double-digit lead the entire rest of the half, leading by as many as 19 points (43-24) en route to a 43-26 halftime lead.

The first 4:09 of the second half saw the Chargers outscore the Cougars 14-7 to take a commanding 57-33 lead and cruised to the 89-51 victory.

Senior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) led three Chargers in double figures with a game leading 18 points and six blocks.  Freshman Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, NY) tallied 15 points (shooting 5-10 from the three point line), while guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) netted 12 points, a team leading five assists and six rebounds in the victory.

Cory Quimby (Otisville, NY) and rookie Justin Turner (Trumbull, CT) each netted eight points off the bench, while Quimby added a team leading seven rebounds.

With the victory Dominican improves to 14-10 overall and 10-4 in the CACC.

DC returns to action on Saturday as they host Chestnut Hill College in the 24th Annual Bobby Mulligan Memorial Game at 3pm.

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.