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Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
January 31, 2026

MEN'S BASKETBALL TURNED AWAY BY LIGHTNING

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Wilmington, Del. (1/31/26) The Dominican University New York men's basketball team was turned away by the Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College in CACC action.

The Lightning built an early double digit lead which stood for most of the game as they secured the 104-96 victory and improved to 15-6 overall and 9-4 in the CACC. After the loss, the Chargers fall to 8-12 overall and 5-7 in conference play.

GBC's largest lead of the game in the opening half was 16 points and led by 10 points by halftime. The Lightning extended to their largest lead of the game in the second half which was 19 points. 

Dominican punched back using a 21-7 run over the next four minutes of play to cut the deficit to 85-80 with 6:20 left. 

The Lightning answered by extending their lead back to double digits as they secured the win.

The Chargers finished the game shooting 51.7% from the field and went 23-30 from the charity stripe. 

Koi D. Kirk, Jr. and Elijah Peters combined for 40 points by scoring 20 points each. Kirk added 14 points from the free-throw line while adding six boards and two assists. Peters shot 7-11 from the floor while adding one three-pointer and went 5-6 on free-throws. Peters picked up a team-high seven boards and added two assists, two steals, and one block. 

Key'Sean Maynard and Donte Howard provided a boost off the bench combining for 31 points which included Howard going 5-7 from three-point range and Maynard finished 4-6 from long distance. 

Isaiah Honis scored 12 points while adding six boards and dished out a team-high 10 assists which is a career high.

The Chargers return home this Tuesday when they host Caldwell University for a CACC contest on Coach Baxter Court at 7:30 PM. 

 

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.