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LAST SECOND BASKET LIFTS BLOOMFIELD TO VICTORY
January 26, 2016

LAST SECOND BASKET LIFTS BLOOMFIELD TO VICTORY

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/26/16) The Bloomfield College Bears used a layup as time expired in regulation to lift the men's basketball team to a 78-76 victory over the Dominican College Chargers in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division Clash played this evening on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/26/16)  The Bloomfield College Bears used a layup as time expired in regulation to lift the men's basketball team to a 78-76 victory over the Dominican College Chargers in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division Clash played this evening on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

Bloomfield led 25-15 with a little under nine minutes remaining in the first half when the Chargers charged back with an 18-8 run to tie the score at 33-all.  Senior guard Sean O'Reilly (Colts Neck, N.J) netted eight of the points including back-to-back treys and a jump shot.  Tied at 37-37 with 35 seconds left in the half, Kristopher Hargraves* (Teaneck, N.J.) converted two free throw opportunities to give the Chargers a 39-37 edge at the intermission.

O'Reilly finished the half with 13 points, while Austin-John Huggins (Astoria, Queens) came off the bench to score nine points.

A free throw from Ethan Smith, Jr. (Nyack, N.Y.) with 9:00 left in regulation gave DC their biggesst lead of the second half at 62-56, but the Bears countered with a 14-7 run to go in front 70-69.  With 22 ticks on the clock, Huggins connected on two foul shots to give Dominican the 76-74 lead, but two Bloomfield free throws tied the game for the 12 time at 76-all.  Following a Charger turnover, the Bears missed a shot, but was able to get the rebound and lay it in the hoop as time expiered for the win.

The contest featured 47 total fouls called, including four technicals and a combined 60 free throws taken.  The Bears went 27-36 from the line, while the Chargers were 16-24.

O'Reilly led all scorers with a career high 23 points in the loss, going 5-7 from the three point arc.

Hargraves finished with 14 points, three steals and team highs of eight rebounds and seven assists.

Huggins netted 11 points and five rebounds in the loss.

Following the loss, the Chargers stand at 6-13 overall and 5-5 in conference play.

Dominican returns to action on Thursday evening when they host CACC North Division rival, Nyack 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.