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DOMINICAN WINS ON NIGHT ONE OF 5TH ANNUAL DANIEL SULLIVAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
November 18, 2016

DOMINICAN WINS ON NIGHT ONE OF 5TH ANNUAL DANIEL SULLIVAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/18/16) The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 3-1 overall after defeating LIU Post University, 66-50, this evening in game two of the 5th Annual Daniel Sullivan Memorial Tournament. In the first game of the night, Concordia College upended Mercy College, 80-76.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/18/16)  The Dominican College men's basketball team improved to 3-1 overall after defeating LIU Post University, 66-50, this evening in game two of the 5th Annual Daniel Sullivan Memorial Tournament.  In the first game of the night, Concordia College upended Mercy College, 80-76.

Junior Gerrel Irvin (Bay Shore, N.Y.) netted a night best 19 points and added six rebounds.

Teammate Austin John Huggins (Astoria, Queens) added 12 points and four caroms, while Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, N.Y.) came off the bench to score nine points.  Freshman Daniel Grant (Middletown, N.Y.) had a game high six assists, to go along with six boards.

The Chargers never trailed in the contest as they began the game on a 10-2 run and an Arjon Beqiri (Yonkers, N.Y.) increased the lead to 14-5 with 10:50 remaining in the first half.  Nine straight Pioneer points tied the score at 14-all, but five quick DC points regained the lead and they went into the locker room with a 25-19 advantage.

Dominican led by as many as 23 points (49-26) with under ten minutes to go en route to the win.

DC will take on Mercy College tomorrow evening in the finale of the 5th Annual Daniel Sullivan Memorial Tournament.  Game time is slated for 8pm on Coach Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center.

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.