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CHARGERS RALLY TO DEFEAT FELICIAN COLLEGE
January 21, 2013

CHARGERS RALLY TO DEFEAT FELICIAN COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/21/13) The Dominican College men's basketball team rallied from a six-point deficit at halftime to defeat the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician College, 71-58, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. Following the victory, Dominican improves to 14-3 overall and 8-1 in conference play.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/21/13)  The Dominican College men's basketball team rallied from a six-point deficit at halftime to defeat the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician College, 71-58, this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  Following the victory, Dominican improves to 14-3 overall and 8-1 in conference play.

Dominican held an 11-7 lead with just under twelve minutes to go in the first half when the Golden Falcons used a 14-5 run to turn the tables and take a 21-16 lead.  A free throw with one tick left on the clock gave Felician a 31-25 advantage at the break.

Felician extended the lead to eight points (35-27) early in the second stanza, but the Chargers charged back with a 15-4 tear, capped off with back-to-back dunks by A.J. Burton (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and Nick Smith (Middletown, N.Y.) to regain the lead at 42-39 with 14:35 to go.  Dominican would never trail again in the contest and led by as many as 16 points (65-51) as they went on to the 71-58 win.

Burton led four Chargers in double digits with a career high 21 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

Guard Leon Porter II* (Laurel, Md.) tallied 15 points (8-10 from the charity stripe) and had three assists.

Smith finished with 14 points (6-8 from the floor) and four rebounds, while Cory Quimby* (Otisville, N.Y.) scored 10 points, seven boards and a team leading four assists.

The Charger bench were pivotal in the win with a combined 35 points.

DC is back in action on Wednesday evening as they travel to Post University.

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.