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CHARGERS BASKETBALL TURNS BACK NYACK COLLEGE
February 5, 2008

CHARGERS BASKETBALL TURNS BACK NYACK COLLEGE

Blauvelt, NY (2/5/08) The Dominican College men's basketball team rallied from a ten point deficit in the first half to turn back the visiting Warriors of Nyack College, 71-60 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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CHARGERS BASKETBALL TURNS BACK NYACK COLLEGE

Blauvelt, NY (2/5/08)  The Dominican College men's basketball team rallied from a ten point deficit in the first half to turn back the visiting Warriors of Nyack College, 71-60 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Trailing 7-17 with 12:08 to go in the first, Dominican went on a 21-11 run to take a 28-27 lead into the break.  Nyack regained a two point advantage with 16:40 left in the game but the Charger Jonathan Guzman (Rutherford, NJ) netted a three point bucket lifting Dominican to a 38-35 lead.  DC would never lose the lead again in the game and led by as many as 15 points, 67-52, with just over one minute left in the game.

Nyack had three players in double figures, led by senior guard Brian Roberts (Hartford, CT) with 14 points and eight rebounds.  Mickell Vickers (Babylon, NY) and John VanDunk (Hillburn, NY) combined for 22 points and 12 rebounds off the bench in the loss.

The Chargers also had three players in double digits as Will Carty (Bronx, NY) netted 15 points.  Guzman finished with 14 points, shooting 4-6 from beyond the three point arc, and four rebounds.  Junior Dato Sakvarelidze (Tblisi, Georgia) had 11 points and three steals off the bench in the win.  Senior Shelton Gibbs (Jersey City, NJ) had nine points and team leading six rebounds.

With the win, Dominican improves to 11-11 overall and 6-5 in the CACC, while Nyack falls to 10-12 overall and 5-6 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Saturday when they travel to Post University in CACC men's basketball action.   Game time is 3pm. 

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.