SECOND HALF BURST LEADS ADELPHI OVER CHARGERS

December 20, 2009

SECOND HALF BURST LEADS ADELPHI OVER CHARGERS

Caldwell, NJ (12/20/09) Trailing by a point at the break, the Adelphi University men's basketball team opened up the second half with an 11-2 run and never looked back en route to a 57-38 victory over the Dominican College Chargers this afternoon at the ECAC Holiday Classic hosted by Caldwell College.

Caldwell, NJ (12/20/09) Trailing by a point at the break, the Adelphi University men's basketball team opened up the second half with an 11-2 run and never looked back en route to a 57-38 victory over the Dominican College Chargers this afternoon at the ECAC Holiday Classic hosted by Caldwell College.

Dominican trailed 13-5 with 9:24 remaining in the first half when they went on a 14-1 tear to take a 19-14 lead. Junior Jamell Cromartie (White Plains, NY) completed a huge four-point play during the run as he hit a three point basket and converted the free throw. Sophomore Mike Calzonetti (Gloucester, NJ) and senior Zach Huston (Binghamton, NY) each completed three point plays during the run.

The Panthers cut the deficit to a point late in the first half, but a layup from freshman center Cory Quimby (Otisville, NY) regained a three point DC lead and they went into the intermission with a 21-20 lead.

The Panthers started off the second half with an 11-3 spurt to take an 31-24 lead and never looked back as they dominated the second stanza en route to the 57-38 win.

Quimby and Cromartie led the Chargers with eight points a piece in the loss with Quimby adding a game leading eight rebounds. Freshman guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) added seven points and four caroms.

With the loss Dominican falls to 5-5 on the season.

DC is back in action on December 28th and 29th in the Pace University Holiday Classic. The Chargers will take on Saint Michael's College on the 28th at 4pm and will face the host on the 29th at 8:00 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.