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CHARGERS BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE
December 11, 2010

CHARGERS BASKETBALL CHARGE PAST CALDWELL COLLEGE

Caldwell, NJ (12/11/10) The Dominican College men's basketball team charged past host, Caldwell College, 75-63, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division clash held at the George R. Newman Center. With the victory Dominican improves to 2-7 overall and 2-1 in the CACC.

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Caldwell, NJ (12/11/10)  The Dominican College men's basketball team charged past host, Caldwell College, 75-63, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division clash held at the George R. Newman Center.  With the victory Dominican improves to 2-7 overall and 2-1 in the CACC.

The Chargers took advantage in the first ten minutes of the game of 10 Cougar turnovers to take a 19-3 lead and later closed out the half with 10-4 run to take a commanding 41-22 lead at the break.  DC shot 16-30 (53.3%) from the floor in the first stanza with sophomore Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) leading the team with 10 points, while Michael Calzonetti (Gloucester, NJ) and rookie Nick Smith (Middletown, NY) added six points and seven points respectively off the bench.

Dominican extended their lead to as many as 20 points early in the second half, but the Cougars were able to cut the lead to as close as 10 points (71-61) with just under a minute to play.  DC went 5-5 from the charity stripe over the last 0:56 of play with guards Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, NY) going 3-3 and Porter shooting 2-2 to secure the victory.

Porter led all scorers with 21 points, shooting 3-6 from the three point arc, and tallied five assists and five rebounds.  Senior center Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) had the team's only double-double with 10 points and 10 caroms and had a team leading three blocks.

Calzonetti and Smith combined for 17 points off the bench, while sophomore Cory Quimby (Otisville, NY) scored seven points and six rebounds.

DC returns to action on Saturday, December 18th when they take part in the ECAC Holiday Classic hosted by Caldwell College.  The Chargers will face New York Institute of Technology at 3pm.

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.