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Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
January 30, 2021

BURGESS RECORDS DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN VICTORY OVER COUGARS

Caldwell, N.J. (1/30/21) Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored a game best 19 points, grabbed a career high 20 rebounds and added four steals to lead the Dominican College men's basketball team to a 75-62 victory over host, Caldwell University, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Corino Court.

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Caldwell, N.J. (1/30/21) Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored a game best 19 points, grabbed a career high 20 rebounds and added four steals to lead the Dominican College men's basketball team to a 75-62 victory over host, Caldwell University, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Corino Court.

With the win, Dominican improves to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in CACC play.

Burgess tallied nine points and 13 boards in the first half, while adding 10 points and seven rebounds in the second frame.

Sophomore Tedrick Wilcox (Pawtucket, R.I.) contributed 18 points, shooting 7-10 from the floor and 4-5 from the three-point arc.

Guard Daniel Grant added 17 points (5-8 from the floor and 7-9 from the foul line), six rebounds and four assists in the win.

Wahaad Johnson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored nine points, while Brandt Roundtree (Plainfield, N.J.) netted eight points and three caroms.

Caldwell (0-1, 0-1 CACC) held a 25-17 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the first half, but the CHargers charged back to end the half on a 13-2 run to claim a 30-27 edge at the intermission.

Dominican opened the second half with the first six points and would later lead by as many as 18 points (61-43) on back-to-back free throws from Johnson.  Roundtree would score the final four points for Dominican all on free throws as the team cruised to the 75-62 win.

The Chargers are scheduled to return to action next Tuesday evening when they host Concordia Collge.  Game time is slated for 6pm 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.