MEN'S BASKETBALL BOUNCES BACK AGAINST COUGARS

Caldwell, N.J. (2/22/20) The Dominican College men's basketball team completed the season series sweep of the Caldwell College Cougars after defeating the hosts, 67-49, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played in the George R. Newman Center.

MEN'S BASKETBALL BOUNCES BACK AGAINST COUGARS

Team Stats

February 22, 2020

Caldwell, N.J. (2/22/20) The Dominican College men's basketball team completed the season series sweep of the Caldwell College Cougars after defeating the hosts, 67-49, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played in the George R. Newman Center.

With the win, Dominican improves to 20-6 overall and 13-4 in CACC play.

A strong first half by the Charger offense saw two players reach double figures as Jonathan Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) tallied 12 points and Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) netted 10 points.  Senior Jason Copman (Cumberland, Md.) added nine points and six rebounds in the half.  As a team, DC shot 50% (17-34) from the floor in building a 40-24 lead at the break.

A Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) layup with 2:26 left in regulation gave Dominican their biggest lead of the contest, 67-46 and they cruised to the victory.

Copman finished with the game's only double-double of 15 points (7-12 from the floor), 12 rebounds, five blocks and four steals.

Rodwell had 13 points, while Garcia, Burgess and Tedrick Wilcox (Pawtucket, R.I.) all netted 12 points a-piece.  Burgess grabbed eight rebounds, while Wilcox tallied seven boards.

The Chargers host Concordia College this coming Wednesday evening on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

 

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.