MEN'S BASKETBALL TURNS BACK GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Wilmington, Del. (2/22/14) The Dominican College men's basketball team defeated host, Goldey-Beacom College, 67-52, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game held at the Jones Center. Following the win, Dominican has now won four out of their last five contests.

MEN'S BASKETBALL TURNS BACK GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE

Team Stats

February 22, 2014

Wilmington, Del. (2/22/14)  The Dominican College men's basketball team defeated host, Goldey-Beacom College, 67-52, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game held at the Jones Center.  Following the win, Dominican has now won four out of their last five contests.

The game was tied 12-12 with 10:23 left in the first half when the Chargers went on a 15-4 tear to pull ahead 27-16 with under five minutes to play in the first stanza and used a jumper from A.J. Burton (New Rochelle, N.Y.) to make the score 31-20 at the break.

Dominican (17-8, 13-5 CACC) extended the lead to as many as 17 points (41-24) with 12:49 left in the second half after two free throws from Justin Turner* (Trumbull, Conn.) and would maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the way en route to the 67-52 win.

Turner came off the bench to lead Dominican with 16 points (4-8 from the floor, 8-10 from the free throw line) and add six rebounds.

Burton also came off the bench to score 15 points and have four assists, while guard Joe Clinton (Pearl River, N.Y.) netted 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Forward Nick Smith (Middletown, N.Y.) scored nine points, while Johnathan Brown* (Central Islip, N.Y.) grabbed a team leading seven rebounds.

DC will end the regular season on Tuesday night as they host Nyack College in a CACC game.  Tip-off is slated for 7:30 pm on Senior 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.