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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY BEATS MEN'S BASKETBALL
January 23, 2010

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY BEATS MEN'S BASKETBALL

Orangeburg, NY (1/23/10) The Dominican College men's basketball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest to the visiting Rams of Philadelphia University, 74-46 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

Orangeburg, NY (1/23/10)  The Dominican College men's basketball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest to the visiting Rams of Philadelphia University, 74-46 this afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The Rams opened the game on a 10-1 run and extended their lead to 27-9 with 6:26 and took a 38-14 lead into the intermission.  Philadelphia continued on the offensive taking a 54-19 lead with 13:36 left in regulation and never looked back en route to the 74-46 victory.

The Rams were led by senior guard Russell Frederick (Baltimore, MD) who netted a game leading 24 points and a team leading four assists in 38 minutes of action.  Jim Connolly (Harleysville, PA) chipped in 16 points, shooting 4-6 from the three point arc, while Malcolm Ingram (Philadelphia, PA) contributed 12 points and five rebounds.

Junior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) and freshman guard Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) each netted 10 points to lead Dominican with Porter adding a game leading eight rebounds and seven assists.

With the loss Dominican drops to 8-11 overall and 4-4 in the CACC, while Philadelphia improves to 13-6 overall and 5-1 in the CACC.

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.