CHARGERS OPEN SEASON WITH VICTORY OVER D'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY

CHARGERS OPEN SEASON WITH VICTORY OVER D'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY

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November 10, 2023

Caldwell, N.J. (11/10/23)  The Dominican University New York men's basketball team open the 2023-2024 season with a 116-81 victory over D'Youville University in the first game of the Caldwell University Conference Challenge, hosted by Caldwell University in the George R. Newman Center.

The Chargers never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 41 points on a trey from Marquis Harris ((114-73) with just over a minute left in regulation.

Dominican opened the game with 14 unanswered points and extended the lead to 25-3 with 14 minutes left in the half.  The Saints closed out the half on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 48-34 at the intermission.

DUNY began the second half with an 11-2 run to increase the lead to 59-38 and never looked back en route to the win.

Javel Cherry (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) led three Chargers in double figures with 25 points.

Joshua Serrano (Amityville, N.Y.) scored 18 points, four assists and three steals, while Joseph Merrill (Derry, N.H.) netted 17 points.

The bench accounted for 46 points in the victory, led by Isaiah Honis (Bridgewater, N.H.) who recorded nine points and four rebounds and Michael O'Mahony (Cork, Ireland) who scored eight points.

Dominican shot 59.5% (44-74) from the floor in the game, whil DYU held the 38-37 edge in rebounds.

The Chargers return to action on Sunday afternoon at the Caldwell University Conference Challenge when they take on Mercy 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.