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Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
February 9, 2021

BURGESS RECORDS A DOUBLE-DOUBLE AS MEN'S BASKETBALL IS EDGED BY NYACK COLLEGE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/9/21) The Dominican College men’s basketball team fell short against Nyack College by a score of 65-64.

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/9/21) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell short against Nyack College by a score of 65-64.

The Chargers fall to 2-1 (2-1 CACC) after suffering their first loss of the season. The Warriors improve 2-1 (2-1 CACC).

Jalen Burgess (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) recorded a double-double for DC with a team-high 22 points and 11 rebounds. Burgess also recorded six steals and four assists. Daniel Grant (Middletown, N.Y.) finished the game with 14 points while Wahaad Johnson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 12 points. Tedrick Wilcox (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished the game with 11 points and recorded six rebounds

The Chargers finished the game shooting 45.6% from the field.

For the Warriors, Isayas Aris finished the game with a double-double by scoring 21 points and added 11 boards. Joel Bailey scored 14 points and recorded a team-high seven assists. Tunde Scrivner added 12 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Both teams played a competitive back and forth game. The largest lead for the Warriors was seven and the largest lead DC held was five. The game also had 12 ties and 11 lead changes. Nyack held a lead through most of the first half and by halftime led DC by a score of 26-25.

The second half was just as evenly matched as the first half. Down the stretch, Jalen Burgess hit a three-pointer to put DC up 64-63. On Nyack's next possession, Joel Bailey was fouled with nine seconds left to play.

Bailey hit both free throws to put the Warriors on top 65-64 which helped secure the victory.

The Chargers will look to bounce back on Thursday, February 11th when they visit the Bloomfield College Bears for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game at 6:00 P.M.

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.