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IRVIN EARNS SECOND STRAIGHT CACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
November 21, 2016

IRVIN EARNS SECOND STRAIGHT CACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/21/16) Dominican College men's basketball player, Gerrel Irvin, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending November 20th. This is Irvin's second consecutive CACC Defensive Player of the Week accolades this season.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/21/16)  Dominican College men's basketball player, Gerrel Irvin, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending November 20th.  This is Irvin's second consecutive CACC Defensive Player of the Week accolades this season.

Irvin, a junior forward from Bay Shore, N.Y., earned his second-consecutive weekly defensive award after he averaged 9.0 rebounds (7.0 def. rpg), 2.3 blocks and 0.3 steals per game in a 3-0 week for the Chargers. He had 10 rebounds and six blocks in an 82-68 win over Mercy. Irvin also collected 11 boards in a CACC win over Post. For the week, Irvin also tallied 17.3 points per contest.

Click here to view the complete CACC Men's Basketball Weekly Release.

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.