CLINTON LEADS CHARGERS OVER UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

San Juan, Puerto Rico (12/18/15) The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 4-7 overall after defeating the Gallitos of the University of the Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 69-57, this afternoon in a non-conference game played at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez.

CLINTON LEADS CHARGERS OVER UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

Team Stats

December 18, 2015

San Juan, Puerto Rico (12/18/15) The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 4-7 overall after defeating the Gallitos of the University of the Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 69-57, this afternoon in a non-conference game played at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez.

Senior guard Joe Clinton* (Pearl River, N.Y.) led Dominican with a career high 21 points, a game best seven rebounds, two steals and four assists.

Gerrel Irvin (Bay Shore, N.Y.) came off the bench to net 10 points, while Ethan Smith, Jr. (Nyack, N.Y.) scored nine points.

Guard Sean O'Reilly (Colts Neck, N.J.) also scored nine points, while Travis Cook (Middletown, N.Y.) had four rebounds.

UPR-Rio Piedras scored the first five points of the game and led 15-13 with 9:12 remaining in the first half when the Chargers charged ahead with an 18-2 run to pull in front 29-19 with 2:45 on the clock.  The Gallitos scored four straight to make the score 29-23, but Clinton closed out the first half with a trey for the 32-23 lead.

DC began the second stanza with a 10-4 run to increase the lead to 42-27 and would lead by as many as 21 points with just under six minutes remaining en route to the 60-57 win.

The Chargers will take on the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon tomorrow evening at 7pm AST and 8pm EST.

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.