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January 13, 2007

Philadelphia University Rams Earn Third Straight Win With Victory over Dominican Chargers

Philadelphia, PA (1/13/07) Senior center Christian Burns scored 23 points and collected eight rebounds in helping the Philadelphia University men's basketball team to a 77-57 win over Dominican College on Saturday, January 13th, at home. With the triumph, Head Coach Herb Magee now has 826 career coaching victories, just two shy of the NCAA Division II record of 828 currently held by Clarence "Big House" Gaines.

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Philadelphia University Rams Earn Third Straight Win With Victory over Dominican Chargers

Courtesy of Tony Berich, Philadelphia University SID

Philadelphia, PA (1/13/07)    Senior center Christian Burns scored 23 points and collected eight rebounds in helping the Philadelphia University men's basketball team to a 77-57 win over Dominican College on Saturday, January 13th, at home.  With the triumph, Head Coach Herb Magee now has 826 career coaching victories, just two shy of the NCAA Division II record of 828 currently held by Clarence "Big House" Gaines.

In the opening half, Burns set the pace for the Rams, scoring 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting from the field.  In the second half, Burns got some help from his teammates, specifically guard Levi Winters (pictured right).  The junior from Manchester, Pa., connected on four of six three-point attempts in the second frame, scoring all 12 of his points in the final 20 minutes.
 
Sophomore guard Mike Dunn also found double-figures for the Rams, finishing with 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field as Philadelphia University improves to 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).  Senior forward Prince Jackson (Schenectady, NY) topped the Chargers with 14 points while his five rebounds were also a team-high.

The Chargers are back in action on Monday night when they travel to Queens College for a non-conference game.  Game time is slated for 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.