DOMINICAN LOSES TO CALDWELL UNIVERSITY

Caldwell, N.J. (11/30/16) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action this evening to host, Caldwell University, 79-66 in a game played in the Newman Center.

DOMINICAN LOSES TO CALDWELL UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

November 30, 2016

Caldwell, N.J. (11/30/16)  The Dominican College men's basketball team fell in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action this evening to host, Caldwell University, 79-66 in a game played in the Newman Center.

Dominican opened the game with a basket from E.J. Smith (Nyack, N.Y.) just one minute and six seconds into the game and used a three-point bucket from CACC Rookie of the Week, Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) to lead, 9-7, with 13:50 left in the half.  Caldwell used a 10-2 run to go ahead, 17-11 and they took a 36-29 lead into the locker room at the break.

The Chargers fought back to cut the deficit to four points three times in the second stanza, but a 10-3 Cougar run put them infront for good en route to the win.

Rodwell finished with a new career high of 24 points, shooting 6-12 from the three point arc and 9-18 from the floor.

Forward Gerrel Irvin (Bay Shore, N.Y.) tallied 11 points and nine rebounds, while Smith also finished with 11 points and six boards.

Travis Cook (Middletown, N.Y.) came off the bench to score seven points, two assists and two steals.

The game saw a total of 50 fouls called and 54 free throws taken.  Dominican went to the line 14 times and the Cougars took 40 free throws.

Dominican (5-3, 1-1 CACC) will host Concordia College this coming Saturday.

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.