March 2, 2012

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOSE IN CACC SEMIFINALS

Caldwell, NJ (3/2/12) The Dominican College men's basketball team, the second seed in the north division, fell in overtime to Goldey-Beacom College, the top seed in the south division, 72-66 this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Semifinal game played at the George R. Newman Center on the campus of Caldwell College.

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Caldwell, NJ (3/2/12)  The Dominican College men's basketball team, the second seed in the north division, fell in overtime to Goldey-Beacom College, the top seed in the south division, 72-66 this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Semifinal game played at the George R. Newman Center on the campus of Caldwell College. 

The victory allows Goldey-Beacom College to advance to the CACC Championship tomorrow afternoon against Bloomfield College, the top seed in the north division.

The loss snaps a five-game winning streak for the Chargers and ends their season with a 19-9 overall record.

A Johnathan Brown (Central Islip, NY) layup with 11:12 left in the first half gave the Chargers a 17-12 lead.  A 13-0 run by the Lightning put GBC ahead 25-17 with under seven minutes to play.

Dominican answered back with 10 unanswered points to regain a lead of 27-25 and a three point play by CACC Co-Player of the Year, Cory Quimby* (Otisville, NY), closed out first half action with the Chargers leading, 32-29.

The Chargers led 46-41 with under eleven minutes remaining in regulation, but the Lightning came back with a 12-4 run to pull ahead 53-50 with just under five minutes to play.  DC led 58-56 when a GBC layup with 1:15 on the clock tied the game.  Dominican had a chance with two ticks left on the clock, but a missed layup forced the overtime period.

Guard Leon Porter II* (Laurel, MD) scored the first basket of overtime to give Dominican a two point lead and later hit a three point bucket with 1:31 to go to give the Chargers a 65-64 advantage, but Goldey-Beacom closed out the game going 8-8 from the charity stripe for the 72-66 victory.

Quimby led the Chargers with 24 points and nine rebounds.  Porter finished with 20 points, while senior Michael Calzonetti* (Gloucester, NJ) netted six points and seven caroms in his final 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.