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CLINTON EARNS 300TH VICTORY AS MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY
January 28, 2012

CLINTON EARNS 300TH VICTORY AS MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

Orangeburg, NY (1/28/12) Dominican College men's basketball coach, Joe Clinton, earned his 300th career win as the Chargers defeated the visiting Wildcats of Wilmington University, 74-62, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the win, Dominican improves to 11-7 overall and 4-6 in conference play.

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Orangeburg, NY (1/28/12)  Dominican College men's basketball coach, Joe Clinton, earned his 300th career win as the Chargers defeated the visiting Wildcats of Wilmington University, 74-62, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the win, Dominican improves to 11-7 overall and 4-6 in conference play.

Dominican wasted no time as they quickly took an 11 point (15-4) lead early in the first stanza and increased the lead to 40-13 with just under a minute to play.  The Wildcats closed out the first half with a 7-2 run to cut the defict to 42-20.

The Chargers kept a double-digit lead for most of the second half until the 4:41 mark when a WU layup made the score 59-50. A Charger 10-3 run rebuilt a 69-53 advantage, but the 'Cats once again cut the lead to nine points (69-60) with under a minute to go.  Over the next 26 seconds, Dominican scored five unanwered points to regain a double-digit lead as they went on to the 74-62 victory.

Junior Cory Quimby* (Otisville, NY) had the game's only double-double with 20 points and 18 rebounds.  Guard Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, NY) recorded 13 points, while forward Daniel Woods (Upper Marlboro, MD) tallied 13 points, shooting 6-8 from the floor, off the bench in the victory.

Guard Leon Porter II* (Laurel, MD) added nine points and a game leading nine assists.

DC returns to action on Wednesday evening when they host Post University in a CACC North Division game to be played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  Game time is set for 8pm.

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.