GINYARD LEADS CHARGERS OVER COUGARS

November 20, 2019

GINYARD LEADS CHARGERS OVER COUGARS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/20/19) Senior guard Tavon Ginyard (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored a career high 38 points to lead the Dominican College Chargers to a 78-56 victory over the visiting Cougars of Caldwell University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Caldwell University 2-4, 0-1

Dominican University New York 5-0, 1-0

Final

Caldwell University 2-4, 0-1

Dominican University New York 5-0, 1-0

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/20/19) Senior guard Tavon Ginyard (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored a career high 38 points to lead the Dominican College Chargers to a 78-56 victory over the visiting Cougars of Caldwell University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game played on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Following the win, Dominican is now 5-0 overall and 1-0 in CACC play.

Ginyard went 8-9 from the three-point arc, 12-17 from the floor and 6-7 from the charity stripe in the win.

Caldwell led 21-20 with seven and a half minutes left in the first half when DC charged back with a 20-7 run to jump out to a 40-30 lead with 1:18 left in the first half. A Ginyard trey with 29 ticks on the clock extended the lead to 43-20 at the intermission.

The Cougars opened the second half with the first nine points to cut the deficit to 43-39, but a 9-1 Charger run rebuilt a double-digit advantage (52-40) and they never looked back as they went on to the win.

Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) netted 14 points, while Jason Copman (Cumberland, Md.) added 12 points and eight rebounds.

Guard Jonathan Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) dished out a game best nine assists, two steals, two blocks and eight points and Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) grabbed seven rebounds, two blocks, two assists and one steal.

The Chargers return to action on Monday night as they travel to non-conference opponent, St. Thomas Aquinas College.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Caldwell University

Pts: Manley Dorme - 16

Reb: Gabe Johnson - 6

Ast: 2 Players (#03, #05) - 4

Dominican University New York

Pts: Tavon Ginyard - 38

Reb: Jason Copman - 8

Ast: Jonathan Garcia - 9

Team Stats

Caldwell University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(20-58)

(27-53)

Field Goal %

34.5%

50.9%

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.