CHARGERS MOVE UP TO SIXTH IN D2SIDA EAST REGION MEDIA POLL

November 27, 2017

CHARGERS MOVE UP TO SIXTH IN D2SIDA EAST REGION MEDIA POLL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/27/17) The Dominican College men's basketball team has moved up one spot this week in the D2SIDA East Region Media Poll as was announced today.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/27/17) The Dominican College men's basketball team has moved up one spot this week in the D2SIDA East Region Media Poll as was announced today.

The Chargers made their first appearance in the poll last week in the seventh spot and this week have moved up to sixth.

Dominican is currently 4-0 on the season after defeating non-conference opponents: Stonehill College, Assumption College, The College of Saint Rose and Molloy College.

DC is one of two teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in the rankings as Bloomfield College is third in the poll.

The top spot belongs to Southern New Hampshire University (6-0), followed by Le Moyne College (6-1), the University of Bridgeport (5-1), Bloomfield College (4-1) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (5-3) to round out the top five.

The Chargers open up CACC play this coming Wednesday with a road game at Post University and follow with a road trip to Bloomfield College on December 2nd.

The D2SIDA poll is administered and voted upon by Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

D2SIDA Men's Basketball
East Region Media Poll
Week 3 – November 27, 2017

Rank       School                                                    Pts.              Record     Prev.
1.              Southern New Hampshire (5)               59                 6-0            4
2.              Le Moyne (1)                                        55                 6-1            1
3.              Bridgeport                                            42                 5-1            5
4.              Bloomfield                                             37                 4-1            3
5.              St. Thomas Aquinas                              36                 5-3            2
6.              Dominican (N.Y.)                                25                 4-0            7
7.              Saint Anselm                                         23                 5-1            RV
T8.          Saint Rose                                         18                 6-2            8
T8.            Bentley                                                  18                 4-1            10
10.          Merrimack                                             8                   4-3            6
()-first place votes

Others Receiving Votes:
Roberts Wesleyan – 6
New Haven - 3

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.