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PORTER SCORES 1,00TH POINT AS CHARGERS EDGE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
December 17, 2011

PORTER SCORES 1,00TH POINT AS CHARGERS EDGE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Sparkill, NY (12/17/11) Junior guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) scored his 1,000th career point in the second half as the Dominican College men's basketball team defeated host, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 79-75, this afternoon in a non-conference game. With the victory, Dominican improves to 6-3 overall, while the Spartans fall to 2-7 overall.

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Sparkill, NY (12/17/11)  Junior guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) scored his 1,000th career point in the second half as the Dominican College men's basketball team defeated host, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 79-75, this afternoon in a non-conference game.  With the victory, Dominican improves to 6-3 overall, while the Spartans fall to 2-7 overall.

The Chargers held a 24-20 lead with 9:50 left in the first stanza, when the Spartans came back with a 12-9 run to take a 32-29 advantage with 4:29 on the clock and held on for a 38-36 lead at the break.

St. Thomas Aquinas led 57-52 with just under twelve minutes to play, but the Chargers came back to later tie the game at 66-all with 4:27 to play.  A 5-1 Charger run by forward DaVonne Dunlap (Kingston, NY) regained the lead for Dominican, 71-67, with 3 minutes to go in regulation.

DC led by a point (72-71) when Porter scored a layup with 1:47 on the play to not only give Dominican a three point advantage, but score his 1,000th career point.  STAC came back to hold a 75-74 lead with 41 ticks on the clock, but Porter went on a 4-0 run of his own as hit scored a layup and hit two free throws to give Dominican a 78-75 lead with 0: 16 on the clock.  Dunlap ended the game with a free throw for the final 79-75 victory.

Junior center Cory Quimby (Otisville, NY) led four Chargers in double figures with a double-double of 27 points and a game leading 12 rebounds.  Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, NY) scored 18 points, shooting 4-5 from the three point arc, and Dunlap finished with 15 points.  Porter finished with 10 points and a team leading five assists.

Dominican returns to action on Friday, December 30th when they travel to the University of the District of Columbia for a 2pm non-conference game.

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.