MEN'S BASKETBALL MOVE UP ONE SPOT IN LATEST D2SIDA EAST REGION RANKINGS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/15/18) After idling in eighth place the last two rankings, the Dominican College men's basketball team has moved up to seventh as the latest D2SIDA East Region Rankings were released today.

MEN'S BASKETBALL MOVE UP ONE SPOT IN LATEST D2SIDA EAST REGION RANKINGS
January 15, 2018

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/15/18) After idling in eighth place the last two rankings, the Dominican College men's basketball team has moved up to seventh as the latest D2SIDA East Region Rankings were released today.

The Chargers (12-4) went 2-0 in action last week, defeating Holy Family University and University of the Sciences.

Dominican is one of two teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be in the rankings as Bloomfield College is currently ranked fourth in the polls.  DC has wins over two teams in the rankings as they have beaten #8 Merrimack College and #9 College of Saint Rose during the season.

D2SIDA Men's Basketball
East Region Media Poll
Week 8 – January 15, 2018

Rank       School                                                    Pts.              Record     Prev.
1.              Bridgeport (5)                             58                 14-4          1
2.              St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)             51                 14-4          T2
3.              Le Moyne (1)                              46                 12-5          T6
4.              Bloomfield                                   44                 13-3          4
5.              Saint Anselm                               38                 13-3          5
6.              Southern New Hampshire               28                 11-4          T2
7.                 Dominican (N.Y.)                             21                     12-4            8
8.              Merrimack                                   20                 12-5          T6
9.              Saint Rose                                  18                 13-4          9
T10.         Daemen                                       2                   11-6          NR
T10.         Roberts Wesleyan                          2                   11-5          NR
()-first place votes

Others Receiving Votes:
Bentley – 1
Stonehill – 1

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.