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CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALLS AT FAIRFIELD INN CLASSIC
November 21, 2008

CHARGERS BASKETBALL FALLS AT FAIRFIELD INN CLASSIC

Nyack, NY (11/21/08) The Dominican College men's basketball team fell to New York Institute of Technology, 75-71, this evening at the Fairfield Inn Classic hosted by Nyack College.

Box Score

Nyack, NY (11/21/08)  The Dominican College men's basketball team fell to New York Institute of Technology, 75-71, this evening at the Fairfield Inn Classic hosted by Nyack College.

The Bears jumped out to a 9-2 lead but Dominican battled back with a 9-4 run to cut the lead to 15-14 with 15:35 left in the half.  NYIT regained a six point advantage but DC once again rallied this time with an 11-1 run, capped over by a bucket from sophomore Kris Knez (Astoria, NY) as the Chargers took their first lead of the game, 28-24 with 7:59 left before the break.

Dominican built up a six point lead, 34-28, with 5:12 to go, but the Bears put together a 10-4 run to once again knot the contest at 38-38.  A layup by senior Dato Sakvarelidze (Tbilisi, GA) at the buzzer put the Chargers up 42-40 at the break.

In the second half, NYIT turned the tables and held a 65-58 lead with 6:46 remaining when Dominican went on a 7-0 run for the seventh tie of the game at 65-65.  A big three point basket by Daniel Cox with 1:17 left gave the Bears a 73-69 lead en route to the 75-71 victory.

Seniors Will Carty (Bronx, NY) and Brandon Brock (Newburgh, NY) both led the Chargers with 13 points each.  Sakvarelidze finished with six points and a team leading seven rebounds, while Damien Davis (Windsor, CT) and Zach Huston (Johnson City, NY) each netted eight points in the loss.

The Bears were led by Mickell Vickers with 24 points.  Bryant Lassiter had the game's only double-double wit 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Cox finished with 13 points.

With the loss Dominican falls to 2-2 on the year.

The Chargers return to the Fairfield Inn Classic tomorrow when they take on Queens College at 2pm.

 

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.