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Dominican University New York Athletics
January 19, 2008

CHARGERS BASKETBALL DROP GAME TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY RAMS

Blauvelt, NY (1/19/08) The visiting Rams of Philadelphia University improved their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) record to 6-0 with a win over Dominican College, 79-66 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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CHARGERS BASKETBALL DROP GAME TO PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY RAMS

Blauvelt, NY (1/19/08)  The visiting Rams of Philadelphia University improved their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) record to 6-0 with a win over Dominican College, 79-66 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Rams held a 42-36 lead going into the break behind a 16 point first half by sophomore Malcolm Ingram (Philadelphia, PA).  Philadelphia shot 62.5% from the floor to DC's 48.0%.

In the second half, Philadelphia jumped out to a14 point lead with 8:27 to go, but the Chargers were able to cut the lead to nine points with 2:38 left.  However, the Rams finished up the game with a 10-6 run en route to the 79-66 victory.

Ingram led the Rams with 26 points and 11 rebounds.  Senior Jason Hickenbottom (Philadelphia, PA) netted 16 points and 10 caroms, while Mike Yocum (Drescher, PA) scored 14 points.  Russell Frederick (Joppa, MD) added 11 points in the win.

Junior Dato Sakvarelidze (Tbilisi, Georgia) led the Chargers with 16 points.  Guards Jonathan Guzman (Rutherford, NJ) and Will Carty (Bronx, NY) each scored 13 points, while Carty had four assists and three steals.

With the win, Philadelphia improves to 9-10 overall and 6-0 in the CACC, while Dominican drops to 8-8 overall and 3-3 in the CACC.

The Chargers are back in action on Wednesday when they host Felician College on Coach Baxter Court in CACC men's basketball action at the Hennessy Center.  Game time is 8pm. 

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.