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Dominican’s Jackson Scores 1,000th Point As Chargers Fall To Post University, 74-73
February 22, 2007

Dominican’s Jackson Scores 1,000th Point As Chargers Fall To Post University, 74-73

Blauvelt, NY (2/22/07) The Post University men’s basketball team rallied from an eight point deficit at halftime to defeat host Dominican College Chargers, 74-73 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action on Coach Baxter Court.

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Dominican’s Jackson Scores 1,000th Point As Chargers Fall To Post University, 74-73

Blauvelt, NY (2/22/07)          The Post University men’s basketball team rallied from an eight point deficit at halftime to defeat host Dominican College Chargers, 74-73 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action on Coach Baxter Court.

  Dominican started off the game with a 12-2 run, but Post cut the lead to 12-10 on a trey by Omar Robinson (Brooklyn, NY).  DC built the lead back up to ten points with 8:29 left in the half as junior Ron Wyatt (Washingtonville, NY) hit a jumper for a 22-12 lead.  Senior Prince Jackson (Schenectady, NY) netted his 1,000th career point in just two seasons at DC with 0:53 seconds left in the first half off a pass by Damien Davis (Windsor, CT).

The Chargers held a 48-33 lead early in the second half, but the Eagles bounced back with a 27-11 run to take a 60-59 lead.  The lead extended to five, 66-61 but the Chargers charged back to tie the game with 3:03 left on a jumper by Jackson to make the score 69-69.  DC was up 73-72 with 1:07 left in the game, but James Lee (Montreal, Canada) hit a jumper with 0:08 left on the clock to lift Post University to a 74-73 victory. 

The Chargers were led by Jackson and forward Will Carty (Bronx, NY) with 14 points each and a combined nine rebounds.  Junior Shelton Gibbs (Jersey City, NJ) netted 12 points and three assists, while Wyatt had 10 points and seven rebounds in the loss.  Senior Chaz Holloway (Caldwell, NJ) scored 11 points (5-8) off the bench.
 
The Eagles were led by AJ Reitter (Baltimore, MD) who netted 18 points and five points off the bench.  Peter Lawal (Uniondale, NY) scored 12 points, while Mike Brockington (Far Rockaway, NY) had 10 points in the win.  Arthur Robertson (Far Rockaway, NY) had a game leading 13 rebounds.
 
With the win, the Eagles improve to 14-11 overall and 14-6 in the CACC, while the Chargers fall to 12-14 overall and 9-10 in the CACC.
 
Dominican is back in action on Saturday when they host Philadelphia University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men’s action. Game time is slated for 3pm on Senior Day at the Hennessy Center.

 

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.