CHARGERS UPEND NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, N.Y. (11/23/13) The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after upending the Warriors of Nyack College, 67-63, in a game played at the Bowman Gymnasium this afternoon.

CHARGERS UPEND NYACK COLLEGE

Team Stats

November 23, 2013

Nyack, N.Y. (11/23/13)  The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after upending the Warriors of Nyack College, 67-63, in a game played at the Bowman Gymnasium this afternoon.

Junior forward Nick Smith (Middletown, N.Y.) led the Chargers with 17 points (7-14 from the floor) and added four rebounds.

Robert Hueston (Middletown, N.Y.) contributed 12 points as he went 6-8 from the field in the win.

Guard Joe Clinton (Pearl River, N.Y.) had a game leading and career high nine assists and seven rebounds, while Justin Turner (Trumbell, Conn.) also grabbed seven rebounds and had seven points off the bench.

Justin Ringen (Greenlawn, N.Y.) also scored seven points off the bench, while A.J. Burton (New Rochelle, N.Y.) had a night best 11 caroms.

The Warriors led 20-19 with just under five minutes remaining in the first half when senior Khaleev Ginyard* (Brentwood, N.Y.) began a 10-3 Charger run with a jump shot to give DC a 30-22 advantage with under a minute to go.  Turner closed out the half with two free throws for a 32-23 Charger lead at the break.

Dominican led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but the Warriors would come back to cut the lead to two points, 65-63, with 44 ticks left on the clock.  With 0:10 left, Burton went 2-2 from the line to seal the 67-63 Dominican win.

The Chargers are back on the court on December 1st as they host Philadelphia University.

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.