Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Composite
Dominican University New York Athletics
Composite
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY EDGES #20 MEN'S BASKETBALL
March 8, 2013

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY EDGES #20 MEN'S BASKETBALL

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/8/13) The Philadelphia University men's basketball team edged the Dominican College Chargers, 71-68, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Semi-Final game played at the University of the Sciences. With the loss, Dominican now stands at 22-6 on the season.

Philadelphia, Pa. (3/8/13)  The Philadelphia University men's basketball team edged the Dominican College Chargers, 71-68, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Semi-Final game played at the University of the Sciences.  With the loss, Dominican now stands at 22-6 on the season.

Dominican took a 5-0 lead to start the contest, but the Rams came back with the next nine points to take the lead and went into the intermission with a 36-32 advantage.

Trailing 59-49 with just under ten minutes remaining, DC came charging back with a 15-4 run capped off by a layup from sophomore Nick Smith (Middletown, N.Y.) with 3:12 remaining to give Dominican a 64-63 lead.  A trey regained the lead for good for the Rams as they went on to the 71-68 win.

Senior Leon Porter II (Laurel, Md.) paced the Chargers with 20 points, 16 of which he scored in the first half.

Smith finished with 14 points off the bench, while Cory Quimby* (Otisville, N.Y.) contributed 12 points and a team leading nine rebounds.

The Chargers connected on 37.3 percent (25-of-67) of its attempts, including 30.0 percent (6-of-20) of its three-pointers. The Rams edged out the Chargers in the rebounding department, 40-39.

DC currently ranked fifth in the NCAA East Region will await word of an at-large bid to the East Regional Tournament which will be announced on Sunday night.

Video Live stats Box Score

Team Stats

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.