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Photo of the DUNY men's basketball coaches, seniors #4 Isaiah Honis, #5 Michael O'Mahony, #11 Javel Cherry and #24 Koi D. Kirk, Jr and their families.
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February 21, 2026

HONIS NETS HIS 1000TH CAREER POINT AS DOMINICAN TOPS LIONS ON SENIOR DAY

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/21/26)  The Dominican University New York men's basketball team topped the visiting Lions of Georgian Court University, 74-63, this afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action played on Coach Baxter Court.

Today the team celebrated senior day and honored: #4 Isaiah Honis, #5 Michael O'Mahony, #11 Javel Cherry and #24 Koi D. Kirk, Jr. in a pre-grame ceremony.

With the win, the Chargers improve to 12-14 overall and 9-9 in the CACC.

Dominican held their biggest lead of the game (29-8) with 7:41 to play in the first half, but the Lions roared back into the contest as they closed out the first half on a 22-4 run to cut the lead to 33-30 at the intermission.

GCU continued the run by starting the second stanza on an 8-2 spurt to give them a 38-35 edge, but seven staright Charger points regained the lead, 46-42.  GCU led 54-53 at the 7:58 mark, however the Chargers charged back with an 11-2 run to rebuild a double-digit lead, 66-56, with a little over three minutes to go.

Honis reached the 1000 mark plateau with 1:19 to play on a dunk that made the score 70-60.

Fellow senior Cherry led the Chargers with 15 points and six rebounds.

Sophomore Elijah Peters netted 14 points, while Kirk recorded the game's only double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Honis finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists in the win and Dimitre Alston added seven points and five caroms.

The Chargers return to action on Wednesday evening when they host Post University.

 

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.