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February 25, 2007

Chargers Earns Eighth Spot For Upcoming CACC Men's Basketball Tournament

New Haven, CT (2/25/07) – Philadelphia University has earned the top seed for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Rams garnered the top spot by virtue of a tie-breaker over Post University and Holy Family University. All three schools finished the regular-season with 14-6 conference records. The Rams will face #8 Dominican College on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.

Chargers Earns Eighth Spot For Upcoming CACC Men's Basketball Tournament

Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC 

NEW HAVEN, CT (February 24, 2007) – Philadelphia University has earned the top seed for the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Rams garnered the top spot by virtue of a tie-breaker over Post University and Holy Family University. All three schools finished the regular-season with 14-6 conference records. The Rams will face #8 Dominican College on Tuesday at 7:30 pm. 

The Rams are eligible for the CACC Tournament for the first time after joining the conference last year. The squad is 19-8 overall this season and is coming off a 51-36 setback to the Chargers Saturday afternoon in Orangeburg, NY. Philadelphia won the first meeting against Dominican on January 13, 77-57, in Philadelphia. Dominican enters the tournament 13-14 overall and 10-10 in conference play.

Post is the #2 seed and will host #7 Felician Tuesday night. The Eagles are 16-11 overall, while the Golden Falcons are 12-15. The two teams split their regular-season match-ups, with Post winning at home on November 30, 83-78, and Felician getting a victory at home on January 30, 92-89. 

No. 3 Holy Family will welcome #6 USP Tuesday night after sweeping the Devils in the regular-season. The Tigers concluded the regular-season 19-8 overall, while the Devils are 12-14 and 10-10 in conference action.
 
No. 4 Goldey-Beacom will host the fourth quarterfinal game against #5 Caldwell. The two teams met Saturday night, with the Cougars coming out on top at home, 53-52.  The Lightning won the previous meeting on January 13 in Wilmington, 56-51. The Lightning and Cougars both finished 11-9 in conference play, but Goldey-Beacom gained the fourth seed by virtue of a tie-breaker. Goldey-Beacom is 14-12 overall and Caldwell is 16-11.

The semifinals and finals will be hosted by Dominican College on Coach Baxter Court on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3. Friday’s semifinal games will be 5:30 and 7:30 pm starts. Saturday’s championship game will begin at 4:00 pm.

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.