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#1 Chance Morrish lay-up
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March 7, 2026

#6 SEED CHARGERS FALL TO #2 SEED LIGHTNING IN CACC SEMIFINALS

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Caldwell, N.J. (3/7/26) The Dominican University New York men's basketball team took on the Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College in the CACC Semifinals hosted by Caldwell University.

The #6 seed Chargers fell to the #2 seed Lightning by a score of 108-92. 

Both teams battled in the first half and it was the Lightning who finished the first half on a 22-8 run and took a 52-41 lead into halftime. 

The Chargers were led by Javel Cherry and Chance Morrish who combined for 23 points in the in the first half. 

The Lightning built a double-digit lead in the second half and a made lay-up by Cherry at 11:25 cut the deficit back to single digits. 

The Lightning answered with an 11-4 run to extend their lead back to double digits. GBC continued to build their lead as they extended to their largest lead of the game which was 21 points and solidified the 108-92 win as they earn a spot in the CACC Finals tomorrow. 

Morrish finished the game with a team-high 22 points on 8-15 from the floor adding five points from the charity stripe. Morrish also picked up three assists and three steals. 

Cherry scored 21 points, including his 1,000th career point, going 8-16 from the field while adding four three-point field goals. 

Koi D. Kirk, Jr. scored 19 points while pulling down eight boards and added four assists, both team-highs. 

The Chargers finish the season with an overall record of 14-16. 

 

 

 

 

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.