February 1, 2007

Dominican Chargers Rally to Defeat Bloomfield College Deacons, 93-83

Blauvelt, NY (2/1/07) The Dominican College Chargers rallied from a four point deficit at the half to defeat the Bloomfield College Deacons, 93-83 this evening on Coach Baxter Court in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men’s action.

Dominican Chargers Rally to Defeat Bloomfield College Deacons, 93-83

Blauvelt, NY(2/1/07) The Dominican College Chargers rallied from a four point deficit at the half to defeat the Bloomfield College Deacons, 93-83 this evening on Coach Baxter Court in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men’s action.

Bloomfield held a 47-43 lead at the half behind Allen Dean’s 12 points off the bench. Bloomfield shot 59.4% from the floor in the first half to Dominican’s 51.4%.

DC tied the game with 14:18 to go on two free throws by senior Prince Jackson (Schenectady, NY). The Deacons regained the lead but Dominican took the lead for good with 12:15 left on a huge three point basket by sophomore Will Carty (Bronx, NY).

The Deacons were led by Dean with 18 points and seven rebounds. Omari Knox (Brooklyn, NY) and Anthony Separovich (Sydney, Australia) each netted 16 points in the loss, while senior guard Andre Dabney (Plainfield, NJ) added 15 points.

The Chargers were led by Jackson who netted a game leading 27 points and nine rebounds. Carty added 17 points, while Ron Wyatt (Washingtonville, NY) and Chaz Holloway (Caldwell, NJ) each had 14 points, shooting a combined 12-14 from the floor. Junior Shelton Gibbs (Jersey City, NJ) contributed 10 points and six rebounds and point guard Kevin Buono (Suffern, NY) had a season high 12 assists in the win.

With the win, the Chargers improve to 10-10 overall and 6-6 in the CACC, while the Deacons fall to 5-15 overall and 3-10 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Monday when they travel to Caldwell College in CACC men’s action. 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.