BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE TURNS BACK CHARGERS BASKETBALL

January 7, 2010

BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE TURNS BACK CHARGERS BASKETBALL

Orangeburg, NY (1/7/10) The Bloomfield College Deacons defeated host Dominican College, 73-61 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (1/7/10) The Bloomfield College Deacons defeated host Dominican College, 73-61 this evening in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball action on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Dominican opened up the game with five straight points to take a 5-0 lead and led 14-6 with 15:04 remaining in the first half. The Deacons went on a 10-0 tear to turn a 16-19 deficit into a 26-19 lead and took a 24-28 lead into the break.

Bloomfield extended their lead into double-digits with 9:39 to go in the contest as junior Ryan Rodrigues (New Bedford, MA) scored a lay up for a 55-45 lead. The Deacons would lead by as many as 18 pionts (69-51) but the Chargers outscored Bloomfield 10-4 over the next 4:07 left in the game to cut the Deacon victory to 73-61.

Junior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) and senior Marquis Reddick (Trumbell, CT) led the Chargers with 11 points in the loss, with Hodzic grabbing a team leading eight rebounds. Sophomore Mike Calzonetti (Gloucester, NJ) came off the bench to net 10 points and seven rebounds.

Bloomfield was led by junior Gage Day (Newark, NJ) who led all scorers with 26 points, eight assists and a team leading seven rebounds. Rodrigues tallied 15 points off the bench in the victory, while Wilson Pilarte (New Bedford, MA) recorded 10 pionts and five rebounds.

With the victory Bloomfield improves to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the CACC, while Dominican falls to 7-8 overall and 3-1 in the CACC.

Dominican is back in action on Saturday when they host Holy Family University in CACC action from Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. Game time is slated for 3pm.

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.