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CHARGERS BASKETBALL DROPS CACC OPENER TO NYACK COLLEGE
December 4, 2008

CHARGERS BASKETBALL DROPS CACC OPENER TO NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, NY (12/4/08) The Dominican College men's basketball team dropped the opening game of their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play this evening, 75-66, to host Nyack College at Bowman Gymnasium.

Box Score

Nyack, NY (12/4/08)  The Dominican College men's basketball team dropped the opening game of their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play this evening, 75-66, to host Nyack College at Bowman Gymnasium.

With the win Nyack improves to 3-5 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while the Chargers fall to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in the CACC.

Valiant Jones led the Warriors with 25 points and six caroms.  Stedford McLeod added 20 points, while Andrew Williams had the team's only double-double with 14 points nad 10 rebounds.

The Chargers were led by senior guard Brandon Brock (Newburgh, NY) with 13 points and a team leading five boards.  Senior Will Carty (Bronx, NY) scored 12 points and four rebounds, while Brendan McManus (Pearl River, NY) contributed nine points off the bench.  Starter Damien Davis (Windsor, CT) added eight points, four rebounds and four assists in the loss.

Dominican struggled from the floor shooting just 37.3% (22-59) for the game, compared to Nyack who shot 46.6% (27-58) for the game.  The Warriors also held the advantage from the charity stripe shooting 81% (17-21), while the Chargers shot 68% (17-25) for the game.

The Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they host the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in a non-conference game on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  Game time is set for 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.