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December 21, 2006

Deacons Rally To Defeat Dominican Chargers, 81-78

Bloomfield, NJ (12/21/06)The Bloomfield College Deacons rallied from a sixteen point deficit in the second half to defeat the Dominican College Chargers, 81-78 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's action in Bloomfield, NJ.

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Deacons Rally To Defeat Dominican Chargers, 81-78

Bloomfield, NJ (12/21/06)     The Bloomfield College Deacons rallied from a sixteen point deficit in the second half to defeat the Dominican College Chargers, 81-78 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's action in Bloomfield, NJ.

Bloomfield started off the game with an 8-0 run, but Dominican battled back to take the lead with 11:13 left in the first half on two good free throws by sophomore Will Carty (Bronx, NY).  DC extended the lead to 27-15 with just over seven minutes remaining in the first half as junior center Ron Wyatt (Washingtonville, NY) hit a jumper off the dish by guard Damien Davis (Windsor, CT).    The Deacons cut the lead to 39-34 at the half.

In the second half, the Chargers took an early sixteen point lead with 16:44 to go off two good free throws by junior Shelton Gibbs (Jersey City, NJ).  Bloomfield cut the lead to five points with 2:35 left in the game off a three point bucket by Tony Wilson and went ahead, 79-78, with fifteen seconds left as senior guard Andre Dabney made good on two free throw attempts. 

The Chargers missed the go ahead basket with six seconds left and Dabney got the out let pass and drove down the court for the buzzer ending lay up and the 81-78 victory.

Dabney led all scorers with 36 points, going 15-16 from the free throw line, while Chris Sampson added 12 points and nine rebounds.  Tony Wilson contributed 11 points and eight assists in the win.

The Chargers had two players with double-doubles, led by senior forward Prince Jackson (Schenectday, NY) with 24 points and 11 rebounds.  Wyatt added 15 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks in the game.  Gibbs contributed 15 points, while Carty netted eight points and seven steals in the loss. 

The victory was the first conference win for the Deacons as they improve to 3-7 overall and 1-4 in the CACC, while the Chargers fall to 4-5 overall and 4-2 in the CACC.

The Chargers return to action on January 3 and 4, 2007 when they host the Jim Clancy Memorial Basketball Tournament on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  Dominican will play Mercy College on the third 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.