MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE

December 2, 2009

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (12/2/09) The Chargers basketball squad charged past the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College, 61-51 this evening in their home opening game of the 2009-2010 season in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action from Coach Baxter Court.

Orangeburg, NY (12/2/09) The Chargers basketball squad charged past the visiting Cougars of Caldwell College, 61-51 this evening in their home opening game of the 2009-2010 season in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action from Coach Baxter Court.

Caldwell jumped out to an early 9-5 lead, but a Dominican 13-3 run gave them a six point advantage with just under seven minutes remaining in the first half. A power outage with 4:10 left caused a 15 minute delay but when play resumed increased their lead to eight points and went into the break with a 29-25 lead.

In the second half, the Chargers increased their lead to 11 (41-30) with just over 16 minutes left. A Cougar 7-0 spurt cut the lead to four, but DC answered back with 6-0 run to take a 49-37 lead and never looked back for the 61-51 victory.

Freshman point guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) led four Chargers in scoring with a game leading 14 points and five assists. Senior forward Zach Huston (Johnson City, NY) netted 12 points and two blocks. Junior Jamell Cromartie (White Plains, NY) netted 10 points off the bench and freshman center Cory Quimby (Middletown, NY) had the game's only double-double with 10 points and 11 caroms.

Senior Matt Cohen (Forked River, NY) and junior Antonio Brimley (Paterson, NJ) paced the Cougars with 10 points each in the loss.

With the victory Dominican improves to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the CACC, while Caldwell falls to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Friday in the DC Tip-Off Tournament when they take on New York Institute of Technology at 6pm.

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.