CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALL TO MOLLOY; NYACK DEFEATS NYIT AT DC TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT

December 5, 2009

CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALL TO MOLLOY; NYACK DEFEATS NYIT AT DC TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT

Orangeburg, NY (12/5/09) The Molloy College Lions survived a late second half rally to defeat host Dominican College and Nyack College defeated New York Institute of Technology on the final day of the 2009 DC Tip-Off Tournament being held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (12/5/09) The Molloy College Lions survived a late second half rally to defeat host Dominican College and Nyack College defeated New York Institute of Technology on the final day of the 2009 DC Tip-Off Tournament being held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

In the first game, the Warriors pulled out a 58-57 victory over the Bears behind 21 points off the bench from guard Jose Lopez (Medford, NY). Junior Jerrell Walker (Stockton, CA) led the Bears with 18 points and eight caroms off the bench.

The second contest saw the Lions' offense explode with a 24-7 run to start the game en route to a 35-8 lead with 3:15 left before the intermission and cruised into halftime with a 37-15 lead.

Dominican trailed 44-21 early in the second half but a 11-0 run by the Chargers spanning 2:13 seconds cut the deficit to four points (53-49) with just over seven minutes remaining. That would be as close as DC would get as Molloy closed out the game with the 68-59 victory.

Brian Hutchinson (Elmont, NY) and Carl Palmer (Brooklyn, NY) led the Lions with 15 points each, with Hutchinson adding a game leading 13 rebounds in the victory. Edward Freeman (Washington, DC) netted 13 points, while Girard Fitts (Uniondale, NY) and Harley Fuller (Gloversville, NY) combined for 21 points and 14 rebounds.

The Chargers were led by senior Zach Huston (Binghamton, NY) and freshman Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) who each scored 18 points in the loss.

With the victory Molloy improves to 3-4 overall, while Dominican falls to 3-3.

Dominican is back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Post University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action. Game time is slated for 8pm in Waterbury, CT.

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.