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MEN'S BASKETBALL FALL TO MERRIMACK COLLEGE AT BENTLEY TIP--OFF CLASSIC
November 9, 2012

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALL TO MERRIMACK COLLEGE AT BENTLEY TIP--OFF CLASSIC

Waltham, Mass. (11/9/12) The Dominican College men's basketball team opened up the 2012-2013 season with a loss to Merrimack College, 76-81, this evening in the opening game of the Bentley Tip-Off Classic. With the loss, Dominican falls to 0-1 overall, while Merrimack improves to 1-0 on the season.

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Waltham, Mass. (11/9/12)  The Dominican College men's basketball team opened up the 2012-2013 season with a loss to Merrimack College, 76-81, this evening in the opening game of the Bentley Tip-Off Classic.  With the loss, Dominican falls to 0-1 overall, while Merrimack improves to 1-0 on the season.

Senior center Cory Quimby (Otisville, N.Y.) led the Chargers with 20 points, shooting 8-15 from the floor and 4-7 from the free throw line.

Leon Porter (Laurel, Md.) added 26 points and six assists in the loss.

The game saw 10 lead changes and 12 tied scores.

In the first half, Merrimack led 7-3 when the Chargers went on an 11-2 run, capped off by back-to-back treys from junior Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, N.Y.) to go ahead 14-9.

Later tied at 32-all with 1:49 left in the first half, the Chargers closed out the half outscoring Merrimack, 7-6 to take a 41-38 lead at the intermission.

In the second half, the game was tied at 58-58 with 9:39 remaining when MC went on an 8-0 run to take a 66-58 lead.  Dominican cut the lead to three points (66-63 and 68-65), but that would be as close as they would get as Merrimack went on to the 81-76 victory.

Dominican takes on Bentley University tomorrow at 8pm in the finale of the Bentley Tip-Off Classic.

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.