DOMINICAN DOWNS LIONS

Georgian Court University

2-13, 0-4

Dominican University New York

10-5, 2-3

Final

Georgian Court University 2-13, 0-4

Dominican University New York 10-5, 2-3

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Georgian Court University

Pts: Cameron Edmonds - 16

Reb: Hassan Jackson - 6

Ast: Hassan Jackson - 4

Dominican University New York

Pts: Javel Cherry - 26

Reb: 3 Players (#02, #04, #10) - 5

Ast: Joshuel White - 8

Team Stats

Georgian Court University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(26-59)

(34-64)

Field Goal %

44.1%

53.1%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

January 14, 2024

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/14/24) The Dominican University New York men's basketball team upended the visiting Lions of Georgian Court University, 87-70, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

With the victory the Chargers improve to 10-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play, while the Lions fall to 2-13 overall and 0-4 in the CACC.

The Lions opened scored the game's opening basket and held a 20-19 edge with 8:52 to play in the first half when Dominican charged back with the next 11 points, capped off by a trey from guard Joseph Merrill (Derry, N.H.) to jump ahead 30-20. Merrill scored the last basket of the period for the Chargers and gave them the 38-31 advantage at the break.

Dominican never trailed in the second frame en route to the 87-70 victory. The Chargers shot 53.1% (34-64) from the floor during the game and went 9-12 (75%) from the charity stripe.

Guard Javel Cherry (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) led all scorers with 26 points (10-14 from the floor and 6-9 from the three-point arc), four rebounds and three steals.

Seth Sharif-Brown (Hackensack, N.J.) came off the bench to net 20 points (8-13 from the floor) and five rebounds, while Jaden Honis (Bridgewater, N.J.) scored 10 points and five assists. Merrill finished with nine points, four rebounds and four steals in the victory.

Guard Joshuel White (Paterson, N.J.) dished out a game best eight assists, five rebounds and six points and Isaiah Honis (Bridgewater, N.J.) tallied seven points and five caroms.

The Chargers return to action on Wednesday evening when they host Felician University in a CACC North Division battle on Coach Baxter Court.

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.