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Dominican University New York Athletics
February 25, 2012

MEN'S BASKETBALL ADVANCES TO CACC SEMI-FINALS

Orangeburg, NY (2/25/12) The Dominican College men's basketball team, the second seed in the north division, advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Semi-Finals after defeating the third seed in the south division, Chestnut Hill College, 79-70 this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

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Orangeburg, NY (2/25/12)  The Dominican College men's basketball team, the second seed in the north division, advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Semi-Finals after defeating the third seed in the south division, Chestnut Hill College, 79-70 this evening on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The score was tied at 19-19 when Dominican went on a 9-0 run, with seven of those points coming from guard Leon Porter II* (Laurel, MD), to give them a 28-19 lead.  DC led by as many as 15 points (40-25) with 3:22 to go in the first stanza and held a 42-33 lead at the break.  Porter ended the first half with 17 points, shooting 7-10 from the floor and 3-4 from three point range.

Dominican led 66-56 with just over six minutes remaining in regulation when the Griffins went on a 13-6 run to cut the deficit to 72-69 with 1:43 on the clock.  With no timeouts remaining, CHC was forced to foul and the Chargers closed out the game with a 7-1 run, going 7-8 from the charity stripe, for the 79-70 victory.

Porter led all scorers with 27 points.

Center Cory Quimby* (Otisville, NY) and senior Michael Calzonetti (Gloucester, NJ) both posted double-doubles of 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Calzonetti added a team leading four assists in the victory.

A.J. Burton (New Rochelle, NY) came off the bench to grab eight rebounds and five points.

With the victory Dominican improves to 19-8 overall.

DC returns to action on Friday when they take on Goldey-Beacom College, the second seed in the south division.  Game time will be 12pm at Caldwell College.

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.