Game Center:
The Post University men's basketball team will return to action at the Drubner Center when it hosts Dominican in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest on Wednesday night. Game time is set for 8 p.m. The Eagles enter the contest after a 68-55 loss at Concordia on Tuesday night. It will be the first contest in a week for Post.
The contest will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and all proceeds from the game will benefit the charitable organization. T-shirts will be available with a suggested donation of $7 for students and $10 for the general public. The partnership between NCAA Division II and Make-A-Wish Foundation has been in place since 2003.
Game Notes:
Last Time Out: Concordia 68, Post 55 – Recap |
Box Score
Post suffered a 68-55 defeat to Concordia in a CACC contest on Tuesday night at the Meyer Athletic Center. Junior
Travis Carbajal netted a team-high 16 points and matched a career-high with six field goals. He shot 6-for-8 from the floor and led Post with nine rebounds.
After Concordia netted the first two points of the game at the foul line, the Eagles scored seven unanswered points to claim a 7-2 advantage with 15:54 to play in the opening half. Junior
Jerry Cummings bookended the run with a jumper and a three-pointer, while classmate
Zach Krischer added a jump shot. Krischer finished with 14 points.
Game-Winning Shots:
With less than 30 seconds to play in games over the last two years, Post has hit four game-winning shots. On Jan. 12,
Devin Willis hit the game-winning triple against Caldwell to put the Eagles ahead 58-57. Earlier in the season,
Jerry Cummings had a tip-in with 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime against LIU Post on Nov. 17. The final score was 73-72. Last season,
Zach Krischer hit three-pointers to give Post wins over Bridgeport (Dec. 19) and Queens (Jan. 2). Krischer hit the shot against Bridgeport with 14 seconds to play, while his triple against Queens came with two seconds remaining.
Twenty Or More:
In Post's 18 games this season, four different players have eclipsed 20 points 13 times. Against AIC on Dec. 30, junior
Zach Krischer netted 30 points, the highest total to date this season. The last 30-point performance by a Post player was by Trevon Hamlet. He netted 32 points against Bloomfield on Feb. 17, 2010. Below is a list of all the 20-point performances this season.
Name – Date – Opponent – Point Total
Zach Krischer – 12/30 – AIC – 30
Jerry Cummings – 12/30 – AIC – 27
Stephen Perry – 12/4 – Caldwell – 27
Zach Krischer – 1/9 – Nyack – 26
Jerry Cummings – 11/10 – Queens – 23
Devin Willis – 11/28 – at Bridgeport – 23
Jerry Cummings – 11/20 – Concordia – 22
Stephen Perry – 11/20 – Concordia – 22
Stephen Perry – 11/17 – at LIU Post – 21
Zach Krischer – 12/19 – Felician – 21
Jerry Cummings - 12/1 - Wilmington – 20
Jerry Cummings – 11/14 – at Nyack – 20
Zach Krischer – 11/9 – at Molloy – 20
Race To 70:
When Post scores at least 70 points it sits at 10-1 this season while it is 0-3 when held below the threshold. In their victories the Eagles average 81.4 points per game. The team has netted a season-high 94 points in its last two contests. Post defeated Felician 94-70 on Dec. 19, and fell to AIC 96-94 in double overtime on Dec. 30. The output was the highest since the Eagles netted 99 points in a double overtime loss against Concordia on Jan. 19, 2011.
Among The Nation's Elite:
In the NCAA Division II statistics report released on Jan. 20, Post is ranked in the top 15 in the country in a pair of categories. The Eagles sit sixth in three-point field goals made per game (10.2) and 13
th in three-point field goal percentage (40.9).
Powered By Individuals:
Three Eagles' student-athletes are ranked in the top 50 nationally in six statistical categories.
Jake Wilcox leads the conference and is ranked seventh nationally with 6.7 assists per game. He is also 20
th in steals per game with an average of 2.61. Wilcox sits 34
th in assist-to-turnover ratio with a mark of 2.35.
Sarunas Jackson is ranked 15
th in blocks per game and deflects 2.2 shots per night.
Zach Krischer is ninth in the nation in three-point field goals made per game with a mark of 3.44 and he is 48
th in three-point field goal percentage. He is shooting 39.5 percent from beyond the arc this year.
Eight Straight Wins:
After its season-opening loss to Molloy on the road, Post won eight straight contests, including four at home. The winning streak is the longest under head coach
Al Sokaitis and it has matched the longest in the program's NCAA Division II history. The streak was snapped in a 70-66 overtime defeat against CACC foe Chestnut Hill on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Career Day In First Collegiate Start:
Freshman
Gediminas Juozapavicius made an impact in his first collegiate start against Bloomfield on Jan. 3, as he netted a career-high 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field. He played a season-high 26 minutes against the Deacons.
CACC Player Of The Week:
Junior guard
Stephen Perry was named the CACC men's basketball player of the week on Tuesday, Nov. 27. In a pair of Post home wins, Perry shot 10-for-15 from three-point range and 11-for-18 from the field as Post collected home wins over Concordia and Queens last week. He netted 22 points in the team's second straight CACC win, an 87-70 decision over Concordia, to open the season, including six triples made. Perry rounded out the week with a 5-for-7 performance from the floor as he scored 15 points against Queens in an 83-67 win. For the week, he shot a perfect 5-for-5 at the foul line and averaged 18.5 points per game in the victories.
Double-Doubles:
This season,
Jerry Cummings has notched four double-doubles. He has notched double-digit points and rebounds in each of the last two games. In the Eagles' first win, a 79-78 overtime victory over Queens, Cummings turned in 23 points and 10 rebounds. Against Wilmington on Dec. 1, he netted 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Post's 80-60 win over CACC foe Wilmington. On Jan. 9, he netted 12 points and snatched 10 rebounds as the Eagles swept Nyack for the third straight season. On Jan. 12, he tied for the team lead in scoring with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Dialed In From Distance:
Over a seven-game span from Nov. 14 – Dec. 4, the Eagles are shooting 48.1 percent (90-for-187) from three-point range. During the stretch, Post did not shot less than 43 percent from three-point range. The Eagles hit a season-high 16 triples and shot 64 percent from beyond the arc in an 86-48 win at Nyack on Nov. 14. As a team, Post has shot greater than 50 percent from distance in three games during the stretch.
All-Time Series With Dominican:
Despite being swept in the season series in 2011-12, Post holds a 12-7 lead in the series with Dominican since 2003. The Eagles are 7-4 at home in the series.
Previous Results:
2/1/12............... A..... L, 64-47
1/5/12................ H..L, 74-73 (2OT)
3/1/11........ H (CACC) ..W, 71-68
2/17/11............. H.... W, 56-51
12/1/10............. A.... W, 69-60
2/18/10............. A.... W, 81-74
12/8/09............. H..... L, 75-58
2/19/09............. H.... W, 88-73
1/24/09............. A.... W, 81-67
2/27/08............. A..... L, 64-63
2/9/08............... H.... W, 80-64
2/22/07............. A.... W, 74-73
1/22/07............. H.... W, 89-54
1/24/06............. A.... W, 74-58
12/1/05............. H..... L, 71-58
1/25/05............. H..... L, 82-80
11/30/04........... A.... W, 79-72
1/22/04............. A..... L, 85-74
11/25/03........... H ..W, 82-73 (OT)
Scouting the Chargers:
Dominican enters Wednesday's tilt with an overall record of 14-3 and is atop the CACC North Division with a mark of 8-1. The Chargers have won 11 of their last 12 games including a six-point halftime deficit in a 71-58 victory over Felician on Monday night. Last week, Dominican was ranked #25 in the country as it won 10 straight games. For the season, the team shoots 43 percent from the field and leads the CACC in free throw percentage with a mark of 74.1. Leon Porter and Cory Quimby net 14.9 and 14.4 points per game, respectively, and Quimby is ranked fourth in the conference in rebounds per game (10.3).
The Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2012 - Dominican 64, Post 47 – Recap |
Box Score
The Eagles dropped their second straight CACC decision on Wednesday night. Post fell 64-47 to the Dominican Chargers on the road. Senior
Josh Lopez led Post with 11 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field.
Leon Porter of Dominican finished the contest with a game-high 40 points on 15-for-29 shooting. He went 8-for-12 from beyond the arc.
Coming To A TV Near You:
Post's 94-70 win over Felician on Dec. 19, was taped by CPTV Sports and will continue to air on the network throughout the winter months. Check out
http://www.cptvsports.org for channel listings and a broadcast schedule.
Receiving Votes:
For three straight weeks, Post received votes in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Top 25. On Dec. 11, the Eagles garnered four votes and were 28 votes behind #25 Alaska-Anchorage. Post began receiving national consideration on Nov. 27.
Previous Vote Totals:
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Dec. 11 – Four votes
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Dec. 4 – 12 votes
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Nov. 27 – Six votes
Internationally Known:
Post men's basketball head coach
Al Sokaitis was named the Tanzania national head coach of the men's and women's basketball programs on Aug. 29. The goal is for the country to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Preseason Prognostications:
The Eagles were tabbed to finish third in the North Division of the CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll, which was released on Monday, Nov. 12. Post totaled 59 points and one first place vote from the league's 13 head coaches. Sokaitis' team was picked behind Bloomfield and Dominican in the North Division.
On The Horizon:
Post will travel to Goldey-Beacom for a CACC contest against the Lightning on Saturday, Jan. 26. Game time is set for 3 p.m.
