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MEN'S BASKETBALL LOSES IN FINAL SECONDS TO CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE
February 12, 2011

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOSES IN FINAL SECONDS TO CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (2/12/11) A Chestnut Hill layup with 0:06 seconds left in regulation lifted the visiting Griffins to a 63-62 victory over host, Dominican College, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball game held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center. Today was also the 24th Annual Bobby Mulligan Memorial game.

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Orangeburg, NY (2/12/11)  A Chestnut Hill layup with 0:06 seconds left in regulation lifted the visiting Griffins to a 63-62 victory over host, Dominican College, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's basketball game held on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.  Today was also the 24th Annual Bobby Mulligan Memorial game.

Neither team led by more than three points through most of the first half when the Chargers were able to pull ahead 31-27 with 4:44 to go and 34-30 with 4:09 on the clock.  A 4-0 spurt by the Griffins tied the score for the sixth time in the half at 34-all and as the first half ended the score remained tied at 38-38.

DC opened up the secon dhalf with four straight points to take a 42-38 advantage but a 10-2 CHC run saw them go up 48-44.  The Chargers responded outscoring the Griffins 9-1 over the next five minutes to grab a 53-49 lead with 9:44 left in regulation.  With the score tied at 60-60 (the 13th tied score of the game) and 1:17 on the clock, a layup from sophomore Cory Quimby (Otisville, NY) put DC ahead 62-60, but a Griffin free throw and the layup with six seconds on the clock saw the Griffins come away with the 63-62 victory.

Senior Almin Hodzic (Budd Lake, NJ) led the Chargers with his 10th double-double of the season with 15 points and a game leading 13 rebounds to go with five blocks.  Guard Khaleev Ginyard (Brentwood, NY) finished with 12 points, while Quimby netted 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench.  Sophomore Leon Porter (Laurel, MD) tallied nine points, eight rebounds and a team leading five assists.

Following the loss Dominican falls to 14-11 overall and 10-5 in the CACC.

During halftime of the game, Dominican College honored the memory of Bobby Mulligan and presented the 2011 Bobby Mullgian Memorial Scholarship to junior Michael Calzonetti (Gloucester, NJ).

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.