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BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE DEACONS DEFEAT DOMINICAN BASKETBALL
January 15, 2009

BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE DEACONS DEFEAT DOMINICAN BASKETBALL

Orangeburg, NY (1/15/09) The Bloomfield College Deacons defeated the visiting Dominican College Chargers, 85-68 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action.

Orangeburg, NY (1/15/09)  The Bloomfield College Deacons defeated the visiting Dominican College Chargers, 85-68 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action.

The Deacons trailed 18-15 in the first half when they exploded for an 18-0 run which gave them a 33-18 advantage.  DC came back to close the first half with a 16-6 run to trail 39-34 at the break.

DC opened up the second half on a 9-2 run which put them up 44-41 as junior Brendan McManus (Pearl River, NY) netted a three point bucket.  BC cut the lead to one, but a bucket from senior Brandon Brock (Newburgh, NY) kept the Chargers with a three point lead (46-43).  Bloomfield then went on a 22-10 run and didn't look back as they went on to the 85-68 victory.

Brock and senior forward Abdul Sulaiman (Bronx, NY) led the Chargers with 18 points a piece, with Sulaiman grabbing a career high 11 rebounds in the loss.  Senior Damien Davis (Windsor, CT) came off the bench to score eight points and Dato Sakvarelidze (Tblisi, GA) had seven points.

With the loss Dominican falls to 6-9 overall and 1-3 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Holy Family University.  Game time is set for 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.