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February 25, 2006

Wilmington College Wildcats Rally To Defeat Dominican College Chargers, 92-88

Blauvelt, NY (2/25/06) The Wilmington College Wildcats got a hard fought victory over the Dominican College Chargers, 92-88 this afternoon in men’s CACC basketball action at the Hennessy Center.

Wilmington College Wildcats Rally To Defeat Dominican College Chargers, 92-88

             
Blauvelt, NY (2/25/06)      

The Wilmington College Wildcats got a hard fought victory over the Dominican College Chargers, 92-88 this afternoon in men’s CACC basketball action at the Hennessy Center.

In a game that was tied sixteen times and neither team led by more than eight points, it was a see saw battle as both teams fought hard to score points.  WC took a one point lead into the half, 38-37.  Taurean Temple (Newark, DE) led all scorers in the half, netting 15 points, shooting 2-3 from three point land.  The Chargers were led by senior Tahiem Stewart (Harlem, NY) with 11 points, eight of which were dunks.

The second half once again saw both teams battle back and forth with the lead.  The Wildcats led by five with 15:31 remaining, but DC’s Chaz Holloway (Caldwell, NJ) tied the game at 53-53 with a three point basket.  Dominican went up by three at 63-60 with 9:58 left on a three pointer from sophomore Shelton Gibbs (Jersey City, NJ).  Wilmington went up for good with 3:08 left as Temple hit a lay up, putting the Wildcats up 80-77 , en route to the final 92-88 score.
  
Dominican out rebounded the Wildcats, 32-31, but WC had the edge on the floor, shooting 59.6% to DC’s 55.9%.       

The Chargers had three players in double-figures, led by junior Prince Jackson
(Schenectady, NY) with 22 points and three assists.  Stewart finished with 19 points (four dunks) and a game leading eight rebounds.  Holloway had 14 points in the loss.  Freshman Damien Davis (Windsor, CT) scored eight points and four assists.

The Wildcats were led by Temple with a game leading 44 points.  Bradford Morris
(Frankford, DE) and Gary Williams (Manassas, VA) each had 11 points in the win, while Morris had four assists.

With the win, the Wildcats improve to 7-19 overall and 7-14 in the CACC, while the Dominican falls to 11-16 overall and 10-12 CACC.
                
Before the game, Dominican College recognized seniors James Gray, Juan Martinez, Charles Matthews, Tahiem Stewart and Paul Tuomey who played in their final home game at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican will be back in action on Tuesday, February 28th when they play in the first round of the CACC Tournament.  Game time is 7:30 and the place is TBA.
 
AGATE  
Wilmington College (7-19, 7-14 CACC)        38        54        --          92
Dominican College (11-16, 10-12 CACC)     37        51        --          88   

    

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.