#1N DOMINICAN ROLL INTO CACC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WITH IMPRESSIVE WIN

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/7/20) South No. 1 seed Thomas Jefferson University scored the game's first 18 points and cruised to a 100-61 win over Wilmington University (S#4) in the evening's first men's semifinal, while defending CACC champ Dominican College (N#1) used a strong defensive showing in the first half to open up a 16-point halftime lead and go in for a 70-51 victory over Bloomfield College (N#3).

#1N DOMINICAN ROLL INTO CACC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WITH IMPRESSIVE WIN

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March 7, 2020

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/7/20)  South No. 1 seed Thomas Jefferson University scored the game's first 18 points and cruised to a 100-61 win over Wilmington University (S#4) in the evening's first men's semifinal, while defending CACC champ Dominican College (N#1) used a strong defensive showing in the first half to open up a 16-point halftime lead and go in for a 70-51 victory over Bloomfield College (N#3).

Jefferson and Dominican will square off in Sunday's championship final at 2:30 p.m., at Bobby Morgan Arena, and it marks the fourth-consecutive year the two teams will be meeting in the postseason. Dominican is 2-1 against Jefferson the last three years in the postseason, including picking up semifinal wins in 2017 and 2019. Jefferson's lone victory during the span was a triumph over the Chargers in the 2018 CACC Championship Final.

Sunday's winner will not just lock up the conference crown, but also earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament next weekend at a site to be determined.

Jason Copman (Cumberland, Md.) posted a double-double of 18 points and 11 boards, while Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) also pumped in 18 to lead Dominican's all-around victory. The Chargers were aggressive on the defensive end the entire affair and limited Bloomfield to just 1-of-12 shooting from the arc in the first half. Bloomfield shot just 29 percent from the floor for the game.

Jonathan Garcia (Sprinfield, Mass.) and Tedrick Wilcox (Pawtucket, R.I.) followed with 13 and 10 points, respectively for the Chargers, who will be making their fourth-straight appearance in the CACC Championship Final.

 

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.