MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED NINTH IN D2SIDA EAST REGION MEDIA POLL

December 10, 2018

MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED NINTH IN D2SIDA EAST REGION MEDIA POLL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/10/18) The Dominican College men's basketball team has been ranked ninth in the latest D2SIDA East Region Media Poll as was announced by the regional committee today.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/10/18) The Dominican College men's basketball team has been ranked ninth in the latest D2SIDA East Region Media Poll as was announced by the regional committee today.

The Chargers make their first appearance in the poll this week after receiving votes in the last poll.

Dominican went 2-0 in action last week, picking up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victories over Post University and Nyack College, to improve to 5-2 on the season.

DC is the only team from the CACC to be in the rankings as Jefferson dropped out of this week's poll. The Chargers hold an overtime victory, 90-85, over #8 University of Bridgeport and was edged by #2 St. Thomas Aquinas College, 63-61 earlier in the year. Dominican is slated to take on the University of New Haven on January 2nd in the Hennessy Center.

D2SIDA Men's Basketball
East Region Media Poll
Week 5 – December 10, 2018

Rank       School                                                    Pts.              Record     Prev.
1.              Saint Anselm (6)                                    60                 8-0            1
2.              St. Thomas Aquinas                               52                 8-1            3
3.              Bentley                                                  50                 8-1            2
4.              Daemen                                                 42                 5-1            5
5.              Le Moyne                                               35                 6-3            8
6.              Pace                                                       26                 7-3            9
7.              New Haven                                            19                 5-3            4
8.              Bridgeport                                              18                 5-3            6
9.              Dominican                                             15                 5-2           RV
10.           Stonehill                                                  9                   7-4            NR
()-first place votes

Others Receiving Votes:
Jefferson - 4

Dropped Out:
7. Jefferson
10. Southern New Hampshire

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.