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MEN'S BASKETBALL LOSE TO NYACK COLLEGE
January 19, 2010

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOSE TO NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, NY (1/19/10) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell to host Nyack College, 73-59, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action from Bowman Gymnasium.

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Nyack, NY (1/19/10)  The Dominican College men's basketball team fell to host Nyack College, 73-59, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action from Bowman Gymnasium.

The Warriors jumped out to an early 12-2 lead with 15:51 remaining in the first half and extended their lead to 23-11 with 7:54 to go before the intermission.  DC cut the lead to five points on a jumpshot from freshman point guard Leon Porter (Laural, MD) to go into the break with a 30-25 deficit.

Nyack stayed hot in the second half, extending their lead to 44-27 with 17:03 and led 69-45 with just under six minutes to go in regulation.  Dominican outscored their opponents, 12-2 in the remaining 3:57 as the Warriors went on to the 73-59 victory.

Dominican struggled from the floor in the first half, shooting 10-26 (38.5%) and were 1-4 (25%) from the three point line.  The Chargers were a little better in the second half as they shot 13-32 (40.6%), but continued to struggle from beyond the three point arc as they went 0-9 to finish just 1-13 (7.7%) for the game.

Junior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) and Porter led the Chargers with 12 points each and Hodzic added a game leading 11 rebounds.  Senior Zach Huston (Binghamton, NY) netted 11 points and six rebounds in the loss.

With the loss Dominican falls to 8-9 overall and 4-2 in the CACC. 

The Chargers are back in action on Thursday when they travel to CACC foe, Felician College for an 8pm game time.

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.