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MEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS PROGRAM'S FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARNCE
March 11, 2013

MEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS PROGRAM'S FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARNCE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/11/13) The Dominican College men's basketball team has earned the program's first appearance in the NCAA East Regional Tournament as was announced by the NCAA last night. The Chargers have earned the fifth seed in the East Regional and will take on the fourth seed, the University of New Haven.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/11/13)  The Dominican College men's basketball team has earned the program's first appearance in the NCAA East Regional Tournament as was announced by the NCAA last night.  The Chargers have earned the fifth seed in the East Regional and will take on the fourth seed, the University of New Haven.

The regional will be hosted by #2 Saint Anselm College and all games will be played on the campus of #6 Southern New Hampshire University at the SNHU Fieldhouse.

Dominican earned the fifth seed after posting an overall record of 22-6 and a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) record of 15-3.  DC won the CACC North Division Title and was the top seed in the north in the CACC Tournament.  The Chargers fell to the top seed in the south, Philadelphia University, 71-68 in a CACC Semi-Final game.

The Chargers became the first team in the East Region to reach the 20-win plateau this season after topping Goldey-Beacom College, 89-69, on February 16th.  DC also had a 10-game winning streak this season, which spanned late November through the middle of January.  Dominican made appearances in all three East Regional Rankings this season in both the sixth and fifth spot.

DC will face New Haven on Saturday, March 16th at 8:30 pm in an NCAA East Region Quarter-Final matchup.

The other games will feature #3 Assumption College vs #6 Southern New Hampshire University, the Northeast-10 Tournament Champions, at 12pm, #7 University of Bridgeport, the East Coast Conference winner, vs #2 Saint Anselm College at 2:30 pm, #8 Bloomfield College, the CACC Tournament Champions vs #1 Franklin Pierce University at 6pm.

The Chargers have not faced the University of New Haven in the 2012-2013 season.  DC owns wins over Franklin Pierce University, the University of Bridgeport and Bloomfield College, while suffering a loss to Assumption 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.