DOMINICAN RALLIES TO DEFEAT CALDWELL UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/29/22) The nationally ranked Dominican University New York men's basketball team rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to defeat the Caldwell University Cougars, 87-75, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division clash on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

DOMINICAN RALLIES TO DEFEAT CALDWELL UNIVERSITY

Team Stats

December 29, 2022

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/29/22) The nationally ranked Dominican University New York men's basketball team rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to defeat the Caldwell University Cougars, 87-75, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division clash on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

With the win Dominican improves to 12-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while the Cougars fall to 6-6 overall and 2-1 in the CACC.

Jaden Honis (Bridgewater, N.J.) closed out first half scoring with two free throws to cut the Cougar lead to 48-43 at the break.  Caldwell's Mark Heber began the second half scoring with five straight points to give the Cougars their biggest lead of the game, 53-43, with 19:07 left in regulation.  Dominican charged back into the game with an 11-1 run, ended with a trey from Honis to tie the score at 54-all.

Caldwell led 68-65 with a little over eight minutes left, but the Chargers used a 13-1 run to push ahead 78-69.  They claimed their biggest lead of the game with 44 ticks left as Joshuel White (Paterson, N.J.) hit two free throws to hold an 87-73 lead.

Senior Justin Copman (Cumberland, Md.) scored a career high 25 points (6-10 from the floor, 10-12 from the charity stripe) to lead four Chargers in double figures.

Javel Cherry (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) recorded a new career high 20 points (8-11 from the floor), while Seth Sharif-Brown (Hackensack, N.J.) added a new career high of 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

Honis finished with 12 points, while White had five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Caldwell was led by Darnell Evans who scored 19 points, with Heber finished with 15 points.

The Chargers will travel to Goldey-Beacom College this coming Saturday for their final game in 2022.

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.