GAME CENTER
Post University (12-14, 10-7 CACC) vs. Nyack College (1-26, 1-16 CACC)
Tuesday, Feb. 21 – 8 p.m.
Drubner Center – Waterbury, Conn.
WATERBURY, Conn. – With a berth in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament secured, the Post University men's basketball team will attempt to earn the second seed in the North Division on Tuesday night. The Eagles will welcome Nyack to the Drubner Center for an 8 p.m. tip. Post has won four of its last five games, and most recently took a 75-67 decision at Wilmington on Saturday, behind a career-high 26 points from sophomore guard
Zach Krischer (Port Jefferson, N.Y.).
LAST TIME OUT: POST 75, WILMINGTON 67 – RECAP | BOX
Powered by a career-high 26 points from Krischer, the Post University men's basketball team earned its fourth win in the last five games, with a 75-67 road victory over the Wilmington Wildcats in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest on Saturday afternoon. The contest was played at the Pratt Center.
Krischer shot 7-for-9 from three-point range and 9-for-12 from the field overall. Juniors
Jerry Cummings (La Plata, Md.) and
Jake Wilcox (Kent, Wash.) added 16 and 11 points, respectively. Cummings totaled five rebounds, three steals and two assists, while Wilcox hit all three of his field goal attempts, notched six assists and five rebounds. Classmate
Sarunas Jackson (Corona, Calif.) finished one point shy of his second straight double-double. Jackson had nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Wilmington (10-15, 6-10 CACC) led 14-11 with 13:01 to play in the opening half, when the Eagles began a 10-2 run over a span of 4:17 to claim a five-point advantage, 21-16 with 8:42 to play. Jackson kick-started the run with a layup at the 12:59 mark. Cummings and Krischer scored the next five points on back-to-back possessions, while senior
James Lee (Montclair, N.J.) capped the run with a three-point play.
WHEN THEY LAST MET: JAN. 12, 2012 POST 75, NYACK 74 – RECAP | BOX
Four Post players reached double figures, due in part to 10 assists and just one turnover by Wilcox. His 10 helpers were the most since
Garvin McAlister assisted on nine baskets on Dec. 9, 2010, against Felician. He scored four points in the game.
Post (5-10, 3-3 CACC) was led in scoring by Krischer who totaled 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the field. Lee added 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Cummings
and Jackson totaled 13 and 12 points, respectively.
In the final minute of the game the Warriors pulled to within one with 16 seconds to play on a Jose Benjamin-Pena triple. Krischer missed a pair of foul shots with two seconds remaining in regulation, but the Eagles were able to hold on for the road victory.
SERIES HISTORY:
Post has amassed an 8-3 record in its last 11 meetings with Nyack. The Eagles swept the season series in 2010-11 behind a 94-55 blowout at the Drubner Center on Dec. 11, while earning a 72-68 triumph on Feb. 8 at Bowman Gymnasium. Earlier this season, the Eagles held on for a 75-74 win at the Bowman Center on Jan. 12 to begin a four-game road trip.
SHARP SHOOTER:
Over the last eight games, Krischer has been dialed in from long distance. The Port Jefferson, N.Y., native has shot 52.9 percent (27-for-51) from three-point range including a season-high seven triples at Wilmington on Feb. 18. For the season, Krischer is shooting 49.6 percent (64-for-129) from three-point range and 48.4 percent (108-for-223) from the field. In fact, he is shooting better from three-point range, than he is from two-point range. From inside the arc, Krischer shoots 46.8 percent (44-for-94).
A LOOK AT THE STANDINGS:
Tuesday marks the final night of CACC regular season play, and there are six games on the schedule. Post is in a tie for second place with Dominican in the North Division standings, and the Chargers will host Felician at 8 p.m. An Eagles win, coupled with a Chargers loss would give Post the second seed and a home game in the first round of the CACC Tournament. If Post ends the season in third place in the North Division, the Eagles will travel to the second seed in the South Division for their CACC Quarterfinal matchup.
A RARE FEAT ACCOMPLISHED AT POST:
In the Jan. 21, loss at Holy Family,
Jake Wilcox recorded 13 assists and no turnovers. His assist total is tied for ninth in a single game in Division II this season. Wilcox became one of three players in Division II this season with 13 assists and no turnovers. The others were Josh Magette of Alabama-Huntsville and Cameron Joyce of Northwood (Mich.).
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS:
Nyack snapped a 42-game losing streak on Saturday, after an 80-79 win over the University of the Sciences at Bowman Gymnasium. The Warriors are led by Chris Hampton who averages 16.8 points per game. Jose Pena-Benjamin adds 13.2 points per game and grabs a team-high 5.3 rebounds per game. Nyack is 0-12 in true road games this season and 0-15 away from Bowman Gymnasium.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Post University men's basketball team will play its CACC Quarterfinal game on Saturday, Feb. 25. If the Eagles are the seeded second in the North, the contest will be held in the Drubner Center.
