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SECOND HALF RUN LEADS FELICIAN GOLDEN FALCONS PAST DOMINICAN BASKETBALL
January 21, 2010

SECOND HALF RUN LEADS FELICIAN GOLDEN FALCONS PAST DOMINICAN BASKETBALL

Rutherford, NJ (1/21/10) The Felician College men’s basketball team scored 24 consecutive second-half points to key a 75-59 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division victory over visiting Dominican (N.Y.) College on Thursday night at Job Gymnasium.

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Rutherford, NJ (1/21/10) The Felician College men’s basketball team scored 24 consecutive second-half points to key a 75-59 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division victory over visiting Dominican College on Thursday night at Job Gymnasium.

Dominican (8-10, 4-3) took a 31-29 lead into halftime on a first-half buzzer-beater by junior Almin Hozdic (Budd Lake, N).  After the teams traded hoops to start the second period, Felician held the Chargers scoreless for a span of seven minutes, 40 seconds. Junior guard Ryan Moseley (Teaneck, NJ) scored 10 of his season-high 12 points during the Golden Falcons’ 24-0 run, with his lay-up providing a 55-33 lead with 12:25 to play. The Chargers could only close to within a 12-point deficit thereafter.

Freshman guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) led the Chargers with 12 points and a team leading nine assists in the loss.  Senior forward Brendan McManus (Pearl River, NY) and sophomore Mike Calzonetti (Gloucester, NJ) each chipped in 11 points, while Hodzic grabbed a team leading 10 rebounds.

With the loss Dominican falls to 8-10 overall and 4-3 in the CACC.

The Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they host Philadelphia University on Coach Baxter Court for a 3pm game.

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.