Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team traveled to Kalamazoo to take on the Hornets on Saturday.

Results:
Dominican: 75
Kalamazoo: 83

 How it Happened:
 -The Stars fell behind 5-0 to open the game, but gathered their footing after a layup by Sophomore Braydon Murphy and a three by Senior Dominic Crapia.
 -Kalamazoo went on a 10-0 run in the middle portion of the first half. Sophomore Emmanuel Fuller was able to break the scoreless streak for DU after converting on a layup.
 -After falling behind 33-11, Dominican began to find its scoring touch, going on a 7-0 run, which was capped off by a three by Freshman Joseph Jones on the fast break.
 -In the final two minutes of the first half, Murphy, Fuller, and Freshman Elijah Daugherty added two points apiece to cut the Hornet lead to 40-29 heading into halftime.
 -Both squads traded buckets to open the second half, including a three by Murphy at the 16:11 mark, which cut the KZoo lead to 9.
 -The three by Murphy sparked a 10-0 run for the Stars, as a three by Junior Antony Fernandez on the fast break brought DU back within two, trailing 46-44 with 14:25 to go.
 -Dominican kept it tight with the Hornets, but a 13-0 run for Kalamazoo from 10:14 to 5:48 put the Stars behind by 19.
 -DU mounted a comeback effort, including three-pointers by Fernandez, Jones, and Freshman Chase LeFevre in the final five minutes.
 -The Stars were unable to complete the comeback and were bested by Kalamazoo by a final score of 83-75.
 -Dominican shot 42.9% from the field, 37.5% from three, and 58.1% from the free throw line.
 -DU had 39 points come from the bench compared to KZoo's 31.

 Shining Stars:
 -Sophomore Braydon Murphy continued his strong start to the season by posting 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, a steal, and was 3-4 from the field.    
 -Freshman Elijah Daugherty put up a new career-high in points (11), rebounds (4), assists (3), and minutes (28).
 -Sophomore Emmanuel Fuller dropped a career-high 10 points on 5-7 shooting from the floor.
 -Freshman Joseph Jones made an impact off the bench for the Stars, collecting a career-high 10 points on 4-5 shooting.
 Leading the Way:
 Points: Murphy and Daugherty (11)
 Rebounds: Murphy (6)
 Assists: 4 Players (3)
 Steals: Crapia (3)
 Blocks: Murphy (2)
 Minutes: Daugherty (28)

 What's Next:
 The Dominican University Men's Basketball team moves to 0-2 on the season. The Stars will travel to Indianola, Iowa, for the Bruce Wilson Shootout on Friday, November 21^st. The first game of the invite pits DU against Simpson College with an 8:00 p.m. tip-off. Following the game against Simpson, Dominican will face an opponent yet to be determined to cap the weekend on Saturday, November 22^nd.

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