CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALL ON DAY TWO OF ALASKA INVITATIONAL

November 20, 2009

CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALL ON DAY TWO OF ALASKA INVITATIONAL

Fairbanks, AK (11/20/09) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell on day two of the Alaska Invitational, 65-47 to the Vulcans of the California University of Pennsylvania this evening at the Patty Center.

Fairbanks, AK (11/20/09) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell on day two of the Alaska Invitational, 65-47 to the Vulcans of the California University of Pennsylvania this evening at the Patty Center.

The Chargers opened up game with a 5-0 run and led 11-6 with 13:57 left in the first half when the Vulcans clawed back with an 8-0 run to take an 12-11 lead. A basket from senior forward Zach Huston (Johnson City, NY) tied the game at 13-13 but Cal U went into the intermission with a 31-24 lead.

The Vulcans opened up the second half with a 6-0 run and never looked back as they led by as many as twenty-four points in the second half en route to the 65-47 victory.

Dominican outshot the Vulcans 51.3% (20-39) to 44.9% (22-49). Cal U had the advantage from the charity stripe shooting 20-23 (87.0%) to the Chargers 5-8 (62.5%).

Huston led the Chargers with 14 points. Senior Marquis Reddick (Trumbell, CT) came off the bench to score eight points and freshman point guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) netted seven points.

Jamell Cromartie (White Plains, NY) contributed a team leading four assists in the loss, while freshman Cory Quimby (Middletown, NY) grabbed a team leading six rebounds and scored four points.

With the loss the Chargers fall to 1-1 on the season.

Dominican is back in action tomorrow as they take on Bloomfield College in a non-conference game at the Alaska Invitational.

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.