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CHARGERS BASKETBALL HANG ON TO DEFEAT NYACK COLLEGE
January 26, 2012

CHARGERS BASKETBALL HANG ON TO DEFEAT NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, NY (1/26/12) The Dominican College men's basketball team hung on to defeat host, Nyack College, 76-73, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the Bowman Center. With the win Dominican improves to 10-7 overall and 3-6 in conference play, while Nyack falls to 0-19 overall and 0-9 in the CACC.

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Nyack, NY (1/26/12)  The Dominican College men's basketball team hung on to defeat host, Nyack College, 76-73, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played at the Bowman Center.  With the win Dominican improves to 10-7 overall and 3-6 in conference play, while Nyack falls to 0-19 overall and 0-9 in the CACC.

Nyack led 19-14 with just under 14 minutes remaining in the first half when the Chargers rallied with an 14-0 run to go ahead 28-19 and held on for an 37-33 lead at the break.

The Chargers led by as many as 10 points (62-52) with 7:36 left to play in regulation, but the Warriors fought back to tie the contest at 69-all with 2:21 to go.  DC scored the next four points to push ahead 73-69 and went on to the 76-73 victory.

Junior Cory Quimby* (Otisville, NY) led the Chargers with a double-double of 26 point and a career high 19 rebounds.  Guard Leon Porter II* (Laurel, MD) added 19 points and had a game leading 7 assists in the win.

DC returns to action on Saturday when they host, Wilmington University, in a CACC contest scheduled for 3pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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.