Queens Goes Undefeated at Jim Clancy Memorial Tournament

January 4, 2007

Queens Goes Undefeated at Jim Clancy Memorial Tournament

Blauvelt, NY (1/4/07) The Knights of Queens College edged the Dominican College Chargers, 59-54 to go undefeated at the Jim Clancy Memorial Tournament held at the Hennessy Center at Dominican College this evening. The Chargers and the Flyers of Mercy College both went 1-1, while the Bloomfield College Deacons went 0-2 in tournament play.

Queens Goes Undefeated at Jim Clancy Memorial Tournament

Dominican College, Mercy College Go 1-1

Blauvelt, NY (1/4/07) The Knights of Queens College edged the Dominican College Chargers, 59-54 to go undefeated at the Jim Clancy Memorial Tournament held at the Hennessy Center at Dominican College this evening. The Chargers and the Flyers of Mercy College both went 1-1, while the Bloomfield College Deacons went 0-2 in tournament play.

Dominican held a 32-28 lead at the half behind senior Prince Jackson's (Schenectady, NY) 12 points. Lance Hazel (Jamaica, NY) led the Knights with 10 points at the half. The Chargers shot 48.1% (13-27) from the floor to Queens 44.4% (12-27).

Queens quickly erased the deficit in the second half, going on a 5-0 run to take a 37-32 lead with 17:22 to go. DC tied the game for the seventh time at 51-51 with 4:58 remaining on a jumper by junior Keynon Jackson (Harlem, NY). QC regained the lead with 3:11 left on a three point bucket by senior Bradd Wierzbicki (Maspeth, NY) and increased the lead to 56-51 on a dunk by Marvin Lawrence (Uniondale, NY). The Chargers cut the lead to two but that would be as close as it would get as Queens got the 59-54 win.

The Chargers were led by Prince Jackson with 16 points, while Keynon Jackson added 12 points in the loss. Sophomore Damien Davis (Windsor, CT) contributed eight points.

The Knights were led by Hazel with 17 points and six rebounds. Wierzbicki finished with 16 points, while Hassan Washington (White Plains, NY) netted eight points and a game leading eight rebounds.

With the win, the Knights improve to 6-4, while the Chargers fall to 5-6.

In the first game of the night, the Mercy College Flyers handed the Deacons from Bloomfield College their second straight loss, 87-80 as five players reached double figures for the Flyers led by junior Paul Flowers (New York, NY) with 19 points (15-15 from the free throw line), nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Devon Mirjah (Bronx, NY) netted 17 points and eight rebounds, while junior Keiron Guy (Brooklyn, NY) added 16 points in the victory. Senior Dominick Cuzzi (Bronx, NY) had the team's only double-double with 14 points and 10 boards and Vince Jordan (Spring Valley, NY) scored 13 points and five assists.

The Deacons also had five players in double figures as sophomore Omari Knox (Brooklyn, NY) led the team with 19 points and four assists. Senior Andre Dabney (Plainfield, NJ) netted 18 points and four assists, while freshman Chris Sampson (Philadelphia, PA) had a solid performance, netting 16 points and 12 rebounds. Anthony Separovich (Sydney, Australia) followed with 13 points and seven rebounds, while senior guard Tony Wilson (Linden. NJ) contributed 10 points and three assists in the loss.

With the win, Mercy improved to 2-8 on the year, while Bloomfield dropped to 3-8.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday, January 9, when they travel to the University of Sciences in Philadelphia in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action at 8pm.

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.