CHARGERS CHARGE PAST GRIFFINS

Philadelphia, Pa. (2/1/14) The Dominican College men's basketball team charged past host, Chestnut Hill College, 92-79, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the Sorgenti Arena. With the win, Dominican improves to 13-6 overall and 9-3 in conference play.

CHARGERS CHARGE PAST GRIFFINS

Team Stats

February 1, 2014

Philadelphia, Pa. (2/1/14)  The Dominican College men's basketball team charged past host, Chestnut Hill College, 92-79, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the Sorgenti Arena.  With the win, Dominican improves to 13-6 overall and 9-3 in conference play.

Senior Justin Turner* (Trumbull, Conn.) led four Chargers in double figures as he came off the bench to score 22 points (7-11 from the floor, 8-11 from the free throw line).

Justin Ringen (Greenlawn, N.Y.) netted 15 points, while Nick Smith (Middletown, N.Y.) scored 14 points in the win.

Guard Khaleev Ginyard* (Brentwood, N.Y.) had 13 points (5-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the three point arc).

Joe Clinton (Pearl River, N.Y.) had a team leading six assists, while Johnathan Brown* (Central Islip, N.Y.) had a team best eight rebounds and three steals.

Chestnut Hill led 38-34 with just over four minutes left in the first half when the Chargers rallied with a 10-3 run, capped off with a trey from Ginyard to give DC a 44-41 lead at the break.

With 3:22 on the clock and Dominican holding a four point lead (77-81), the team closed out the contest with an 11-2 run to secure the 92-79 victory.

Dominican shot the best from the foul line (30-40, 75.0%).  The team went 28-45 (62.2%) from the floor and were 6-10 (60.0%) from the three point arc.

DC will travel to CACC North Division foe, Concordia College, this Wednesday evening.

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.