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Junior Gerrel Irvin earns his third CACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.
Junior Gerrel Irvin earns his third CACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.
January 3, 2017

IRVIN RECEIVES THIRD CACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/3/17) Dominican College men's basketball player, Gerrel Irvin, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Defensive Player of the Week as was announced this afternoon by commissioner, Dan Mara. This is Irvin's third CACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/3/17)  Dominican College men's basketball player, Gerrel Irvin, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Defensive Player of the Week as was announced this afternoon by commissioner, Dan Mara.  This is Irvin's third CACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.

Irvin was a strong defensive presence for the Chargers in their win over Saint Michael's last week. He swiped three steals and blocked a shot to key Dominican's 84-74 triumph. Irvin also grabbed nine rebounds with seven of those coming on the defensive glass. He netted 24 points as well to spark the team to victory.

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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.