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MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEAT CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE
January 26, 2013

MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEAT CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/26/13) The Dominican College men's basketball team defeated the visiting Chestnut Hill College Griffins, 94-86, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. With the win, the Chargers improve to 16-3 overall and 10-1 in conference play.

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/26/13)  The Dominican College men's basketball team defeated the visiting Chestnut Hill College Griffins, 94-86, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest played on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  With the win, the Chargers improve to 16-3 overall and 10-1 in conference play.

Before the game, the Chargers held the annual Bobby Mulligan Memorial ceremony and awarded the Bobby Mulligan Scholarship to junior Johnathan Brown (Cental Islip, N.Y.).

The Chargers scored a season high 94 points in the game, while shooting 53.0% from the floor and 50.0% from the three point arc.

The first half saw eight tied scores through the first 19 minutes until a free throw put the Griffins ahead 47-46 with 44 seconds to play.  Junior guard Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, N.Y.) hit a jump shot with 34 ticks to give DC a 48-47 lead at the break.

Ginyard scored 16 points in the first half, shooting 6-6 from the floor and a perfect 4-4 from the three point arc.

Forward Nick Smith (Middletown, N.Y.) came off the bench to score 15 points and four rebounds in the first half.

The Griffins trailed 61-60 with 11:31 to go when the Chargers went on a 13-1 run to go ahead 74-61 with just over seven minutes remaining.

CHC cut the lead to five points with 1:41 on the clock, but back-to-back dunks from Smith made the score 90-81 and Dominican went on to the 94-86 victory.

Smith led all scorers and five Chargers in double figures with a career high 27 points and added nine rebounds.

Ginyard added 19 points, while Cory Quimby* (Otisville, N.Y.) added 13 points and a game leading 11 caroms.

Senior Daniel Woods (Upper Marlboro, Md.) scored the double-double of 12 points and 10 boards, while Leon Porter II (Laurel, Md.) netted 11 points and a game leading nine assists in the win.

The Chargers are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to 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.