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BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE EDGES MEN'S BASKETBALL
December 7, 2011

BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE EDGES MEN'S BASKETBALL

Bloomfield, NJ (12/6/11) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell to host, Bloomfield College, 61-58, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game. With the loss Dominican falls to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the CACC, while Bloomfield improves to 4-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

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Bloomfield, NJ (12/6/11)  The Dominican College men's basketball team fell to host, Bloomfield College, 61-58, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game.  With the loss Dominican falls to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the CACC, while Bloomfield improves to  4-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

The Chargers jumped out to an 10-2 lead in the opening 5:40 and held a 22-13 lead with 8:44 left before the break.  BC came back with a 17-4 run to tie the game at 28-28, but Dominican closed out the half going 3-4 from the free throw line for a slight 31-28 advantage.

Dominican increased the lead to 40-33 with just over 14 minutes on the clock, but the Deacons came back again with a 14-2 run to go up 47-42.  Tied at 55-all with 2:09 on the clock, a 5-0 Bloomfield spurt made the score 60-55 with 9 ticks remaining.  A big three point basket from guard Leon Porter II* (Laurel, MD) made the score 60-58.  Forced to foul, Bloomfield closed out the game with a free throw for the 61-58 victory.

Porter led three Chargers in double figures with 15 points.  Freshman forward DaVonne Dunlap (Kingston, NY) had the team's only double-double with 14 points (6-9 from the floor) and 10 rebounds.  Center Cory Quimby* (Otisville, NY) contributed 12 points and seven caroms in the loss.

DC returns to action on Saturday when they travel to CACC opponent, Goldey-Beacom College.  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.