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CHARGERS BASKETBALL EDGE PACE UNIVERSITY AT PACE UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY CLASSIC
December 29, 2009

CHARGERS BASKETBALL EDGE PACE UNIVERSITY AT PACE UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Pleasantville, NY (12/29/09) Junior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) led all scorers with a season high double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Dominican College men's basketball team defeated Pace University, 56-55, this evening at the Pace University Holiday Classic.

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Pleasantville, NY (12/29/09)  Junior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) led all scorers with a season high double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Dominican College men's basketball team defeated Pace University, 56-55, this evening at the Pace University Holiday Classic.

The setters opened up the game with a 5-0 run to take an early lead and led 13-7 with 10:22 remaining in the first stanza.  The Chargers went on a 15-7 run to knot the game at 22-20 with just under four minutes to go before the intermission.  A three point bucket from senior forward Brendan McManus (Pearl River, NY) gave DC a 27-23 lead and they held a 27-24 lead at the break.

A 5-1 spurt to start the second half put the Chargers up 32-25 and would extend their lead to 42-27 with 14:07 remaining in the contest.  The Setters later fought back with an 14-6 run to cut the lead to 56-55 with 0:46 to go.  A three point attempt with 0:01 on the clock by Pace was blocked by freshman Preston Smith (Mays Landing, NJ) as Dominican held on for the 56-55 victory.

Hodzic led all scorers on the night, while McManus and point guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) each netted nine points and combined for 11 rebounds in the victory.  Smith finished with six points and four rebounds.

Hodzic was named to the Pace University Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team after tallying 32 points and 28 rebounds in two games.

With the victory Dominican improves to 6-6 overall, while Pace falls to 6-5 on the season.

Dominican is back in action this weekend as they host the 4th Annual James Clancy Tournament on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  DC will take on Mercy College on January, 2nd at 4pm and will face Queens College at 4pm on January, 3rd.

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.