MEN'S BASKETBALL WINS BACK-TO-BACK CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/8/20) The Dominican College men's basketball team won their second straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship this afternoon after defeating the overall top seed Thomas Jefferson University, 75-63, in a game played in Bobby Morgan Arena and hosted by the University of the Sciences.

MEN'S BASKETBALL WINS BACK-TO-BACK CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

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March 8, 2020

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/8/20) The Dominican College men's basketball team won their second straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship this afternoon after defeating the overall top seed Thomas Jefferson University, 75-63, in a game played in Bobby Morgan Arena and hosted by the University of the Sciences.

With the win, Dominican (25-6) earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional Tournament.

Senior Jonathan Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and to the All-Tournament Team.  Teammates Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) and Jason Copman (Cumberland, Md.) were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) and Garcia led four players in double figures with 19 points a-piece.  Burgess added a game best eight rebounds and four assists, while Garcia had four assists, three rebounds and three steals.

Freshman Tedrick Wilcox (Pawtucket, R.I.) 16 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Jefferson led 40-39 with 14:47 left in regulation when the Chargers scored 11 unanswered points to pull ahead 50-40.  The Rams would cut the lead to four points (57-53) with a little over four minutes to play but Dominican used a 9-0 run to give them some breathing room with under two minutes to go.  Free throws from Wilcox gave DC their biggest lead, 68-55, and they went on to the 75-63 victory.

 

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.