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MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED IN NCAA EAST REGION POLL
February 20, 2013

MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED IN NCAA EAST REGION POLL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/20/13) The Dominican College men's basketball team has earned the program's first NCAA Division II East Region Top Ten Ranking as was announced by the NCAA today. The Chargers have been ranked sixth in the East Region and is the only team from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be in the rankings.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/20/13)  The Dominican College men's basketball team has earned the program's first NCAA Division II East Region Top Ten Ranking as was announced by the NCAA today.  The Chargers have been ranked sixth in the East Region and is the only team from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be in the rankings.

The Chargers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21-5 and a conference record of 15-3.  The team clinched the CACC North Division Title and will host a CACC Tournament Quarter-Final contest on Saturday, March 2nd on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican has faced three of the teams in the Top Ten with victories over #2 Franklin Pierce University and #9 University of Bridgeport this year.  DC fell to Assumption College back in November.

In the 2012-2013 season, DC has also set a new program record as they had a 10-game winning streak that spanned November 25th through January 9th.

 

In their victory over Goldey-Beacom College on February 16th, the Chargers became the first team in the East Region to reach the 20-win plateau this year.

This was the first NCAA Regional Ranking poll this season.

Click here to view the complete NCAA Regional Rankings.

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.