MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGES PAST GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/16/13) The Dominican College men's basketball team reached the 20-win plateau today as they charged past the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College, 89-69, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the win, DC improves to 20-5 overall and 14-3 in CACC play.

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGES PAST GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Team Stats

February 16, 2013

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/16/13)  The Dominican College men's basketball team reached the 20-win plateau today as they charged past the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College, 89-69, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the win, DC improves to 20-5 overall and 14-3 in CACC play.

Before the game, the team honored seniors #1 Leon Porter II (Laurel, Md.), #4 Daniel Woods (Upper Marlboro, Md.), #5 Preston Smith* (Mays Landing, N.J.), #20 Gerald Hill (Baltimore, Md.), #23 Tyler Stradford (Staten Island, N.Y.) and #44 Cory Quimby* (Otisville, N.Y.)

Dominican never trailed in the game and went on a 12-0 run to turn a 6-6 score into a 21-9 advantage with 10:19 remaining in the first half.  The Chargers led by as many as 22 points (42-20) and cruised into the break with a 42-22 lead.

In the second half, the lead never dropped below 15 points as the Chargers went on to the 89-69 win.

Dominican shot 48.6% (35-72) from the floor in the game.

Porter led all scorers and four Chargers in double figures with 19 points, while adding a team leading five assists and five rebounds.

Woods, Quimby and junior guard Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, N.Y.) each netted 11 points in the win, with Quimby adding a team high seven rebounds.

DC will wrap up the regular season on the road at Nyack College next Tuesday night.

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.