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CALDWELL COLLEGE TO HOST ECAC/COMMERCE BANK CLASSIC DEC. 22-23
December 17, 2007

CALDWELL COLLEGE TO HOST ECAC/COMMERCE BANK CLASSIC DEC. 22-23

Caldwell, NJ (12/17/07) Come out to the George R. Newman Center on the campus of Caldwell College for exciting Division II men's college basketball action as the Cougars host the ECAC/Commerce Bank Classic on Dec. 22-23. Caldwell and Dominican College from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference will be taking on a pair of Northeast 10 Conference schools in Franklin Pierce University and Southern New Hampshire University in the tournament.

CALDWELL COLLEGE TO HOST ECAC/COMMERCE BANK CLASSIC DEC. 22-23

Courtesy of Matt McLagan, Caldwell College SID

Caldwell, NJ (12/17/07) Come out to the George R. Newman Center on the campus of Caldwell College for exciting Division II men's college basketball action as the Cougars host the ECAC/Commerce Bank Classic on Dec. 22-23. Caldwell and Dominican College from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference will be taking on a pair of Northeast 10 Conference schools in Franklin Pierce University and Southern New Hampshire University in the tournament. 

This year the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has partnered with Commerce Bank to co-sponsor the tournament, which is in its second year.

"We are pleased to have the ECAC involved with our tournament this year," said Mark A. Corino, Caldwell's Executive Director of Athletics and head men's basketball coach. "Under the new leadership of ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling, it is great to see a renewed commitment to events like this. These tournaments benefit our student-athletes and also increase the visibility of our institution and our athletic programs. We are honored to be affiliated with the ECAC."

Caldwell College joined the ECAC, which includes 321 NCAA Division I, II and III colleges and universities, in 2004. This fall, Corino was selected to serve on the ECAC's Board of Directors.


"The ECAC is excited to partner with Caldwell College and Commerce Bank to host this tournament," said Keeling, who became commissioner of the ECAC in May of 2007. "It has always been a first-class tournament and we hope our involvement will help to make it the top Division II tournament in New Jersey."


Here is the complete tournament schedule:
 
ECAC/Commerce Bank Classic, Hosted by Caldwell College
Saturday, Dec. 22
Game 1: Dominican College vs. Franklin Pierce University, 2:00 p.m.
Game 2: Caldwell College vs. Southern New Hampshire University, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23
Game 3: Dominican College vs. Southern New Hampshire University, 2:00 p.m.
Game 4: Caldwell College vs. Franklin Pierce University, 4:00 p.m.

 

 

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.