LIGHTNING STRIKE DOWN CHARGERS

January 14, 2017

LIGHTNING STRIKE DOWN CHARGERS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/14/17) The Dominican College men's basketball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest to the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College, 98-71, this afternoon in a game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Henessy Center.

Goldey-Beacom College

12-3, 7-2 CACC

Dominican University New York

10-8, 5-4 CACC

Final

Goldey-Beacom College 12-3, 7-2 CACC

Dominican University New York 10-8, 5-4 CACC

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/14/17) The Dominican College men's basketball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest to the visiting Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College, 98-71, this afternoon in a game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Henessy Center.

The Chargers opened up the game with the first seven points, before succombing to a 26-6 tear by the Lightning to turn the tables and put them ahead, 26-13, with nine and half left in the half.

GBC would never relinquish the lead en route to the victory.

Freshman guard Daniel Grant (Middletown, N.Y.) led the Chargers with 15 points and three steals, while adding five rebounds.

Sayon Charles (Staten Island, N.Y.) tallied 13 points and a team best seven caroms, while Kristopher Hargraves (Teaneck, N.J.) scored nine points.

Ray Pender (Bronx, N.Y.) netted seven points off the bench.

As a team, DC shot 40% (28-70) from the floor and 60% (12-20) from the charity stripe. They struggles behind the three-point arc, going just 3-13 (23.1%).

With the loss, Dominican drops to 10-8 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

Dominican will host Felician University in a CACC North Divsion contest on Monday evening.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Goldey-Beacom College

Pts: Riyan Williams - 25

Reb: Sameen Swint - 10

Ast: 3 Players (#02, #05, #13) - 3

Dominican University New York

Pts: Daniel Grant - 15

Reb: Sayon Charles - 7

Ast: 5 Players (#03, #04, #14, #25, #33) - 2

Team Stats

Goldey-Beacom College

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(36-66)

(28-70)

Field Goal %

54.5%

40.0%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full 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.