CHARGERS EARN WIN OVER CONCORDIA COLLEGE

Bronxville, N.Y. (11/25/14) The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating host Concordia College, 76-62, this evening in a game played at Concordia College.

CHARGERS EARN WIN OVER CONCORDIA COLLEGE

Team Stats

November 25, 2014

Bronxville, N.Y. (11/25/14)  The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating host Concordia College, 76-62, this evening in a game played at Concordia College.

With the win, Dominican improves to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in CACC play.

Concordia took the early 18-8 lead with 12:58 left to play in the first half when the Chargers went on to score the next 10 consecutive points, with senior Nick Smith* (Middletown, N.Y.) scoring seven of them, to tie the score at 18-18.

Dominican closed out the first half with 10 unanswered points to make the score 28-28 at the break.

A three point bucket from junior Sean O'Reilly (Colts Neck, N.J.) tied the score at 53-53 with 9:53 left in regulation and the Chargers continued on their run with the next eight points to go up 61-53.  A Clipper basket cut the lead to six points, but that would be as close as they would get as the Chargers went on to the 76-62 win.

Smith led two Chargers in double figures with 29 points (12-19 from the floor) and added five rebounds and two blocks.

Guard Joe Clinton* (Pearl River, N.Y.) added 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists. 

Jared Fay (Lynn, Mass.) grabbed a team high nine rebounds and scored nine points.  Kristopher Hargraves (Teaneck, N.J.) came off the bench to score a career high 11 points and had five rebounds in the victory.

Dominican will travel to non-conference opponent, Daemen College on November 30th.

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.