RICHARDSON TIES CAREER HIGH IN WIN OVER WILMINGTON

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/10/18) Freshman guard Michael Richardson (Hackensack, N.J.) tied his career high with 16 points as he lead the Dominican College men's basketball team to a 72-63 victory over the visiting Wildcats of Wilmington University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) cross-division contest played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

RICHARDSON TIES CAREER HIGH IN WIN OVER WILMINGTON

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February 10, 2018

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/10/18) Freshman guard Michael Richardson (Hackensack, N.J.) tied his career high with 16 points as he lead the Dominican College men's basketball team to a 72-63 victory over the visiting Wildcats of Wilmington University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) cross-division contest played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Dominican improves to 16-7 overall and 10-4 in the CACC, while Wilmington falls to 14-10 overall and 9-6 in the conference.

Wilmington led 27-22 with 7:25 to play in the first half when DC turned the tables with a 13-2 tear to claim a 35-29 advantage with 3:38 to go.  A 'Cat jumper made the score 35-31 at the intermission.

Richardson and Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) both score eight points to lead Dominican in the half.

The scored was tied for the fourth time at 48-all with a little over 12 minutes to go when the Chargers used a 14-4 run, capped off by a trey from Richardson to give DC their biggest of the game, 62-52, with 7:50 to go.  WimU cut the lead to three points twice in the final four minutes, but six final points by Dominican gave them the 72-63 win.

Junior Ian Gardener (Nowalk, Conn.) tallied 15 points (6-10 from the floor) and seven rebounds, while Rodwell finished with 12 points.

Jonathan Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) grabbed a team best eight caroms, six assists and two steals in the win.  Junior Ethan Smith, Jr. (Nyack, N.Y.) recorded nine points and two steals in reserve.

Jermaine Head lead all scorers in the contest as he scored 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Wilmington.

The Chargers will continue their three-game homestand this coming Tuesday night when they host Post University.

 

 

 

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.