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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 – 7 p.m. Post at Felician Job Gym – Rutherford, N.J. Coverage: Live Stats

 
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University men's basketball hopes to rebound from its loss over the weekend as it visits Felician on Wednesday night. The Eagles defeated the Golden Falcons 83-69 at home earlier this year. Post is the top three-point shooting team in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) at 37.8 percent, while Felician boast the top three-point defense, allowing opponents' to shoot at a 28.8 clip from deep.
 
Last Time Out: Nyack 74, Post 64 – Recap | Box Score
Junior Brandt Voiles (Byron, Ill.) hit a three-pointer on the Eagles first possession of the game, but Post went cold from there. Nyack exploded out to an 18-3 lead behind Khalid Samuels and Nick Moore who combined for 17 points early.
 
Post began to chip away at the lead by forcing turnovers and went on a 12-2 run and a three by freshman Travis Flagg (Queens, N.Y.) cut the deficit to single-digits at 27-19 with 3:42 remaining in the first. The Eagles trailed 32-21 at halftime.
 
For the second straight game senior Nardie Bogues (Baltimore, Md.) scored all of his points in the second half and he finished with 12 on the day. Bogues got the Post scoring started in the second half with a three, cutting the lead to eight points, but the Eagles would never get closer.
 
Scouting the Golden Falcons
Felician has struggled to a 2-13 record this season, but won its last time out 68-55 to Nyack. Jeyvi Miavivululu is in the top-10 in the CACC at 14.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest. The Golden Falcons are the top rebounding team in the conference at 43.3 per game and grabbed a season-high 57 against Concordia. Felician is also seventh in the nation in opponents' three-point percentage holding their challengers to just 28.8 percent shooting from behind the arc.
 
All-Time Record vs. Felician
The Eagles are 15-11 against Felician since joining Division II but has won the last two meetings. Matt Mareno scored 23 points and added 10 boards as Post defeated the Golden Falcons 83-69 at the Drubner Center earlier this season.
Results
12/3/14 ..................H.......... W, 83-69
1/22/14 ..................H.......... W, 81-60
11/26/13.................A........... L, 80-74
1/29/13 ..................A........... L, 71-64
12/19/12.................H........... W, 94-70

Tough D From Distance
Post is third the CACC and is 21^st in the nation in opponents' three-point percentage. The Eagles allow their opponents to shoot at just a 30.8 percent clip. Post has held its rivals to under 25.0 percent shooting in six games this year. Their season-best performance came in the opener against Roberts Wesleyan as the Redhawks were just 7.7 percent (1-13) from distance.
 
Limiting Giveaways
Post is 33^rd nationally, averaging just 12.0 turnovers per game. The Eagles have had less or the same amount of turnovers than their opponents in all but three games this season. In five games this year, Post has committed 10 or less turnovers, with a season-low of seven coming in the opener against Roberts Wesleyan.
 
Mareno Piling Up Weekly Honors
Freshman Matt Mareno (San Francisco, Calif.) has been named CACC Rookie of the Week on four times this season and ECAC Rookie of the Week three times. Mareno leads the team at 13.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. He has also posted four double-doubles this year.
 
Starting From Scratch
The Eagles return just one player from a year ago in sophomore Rokas Lapsys (Vilnius, Lithuania). Lapsys who appeared in just three games, averaging 9.3 minutes per outing. This year's roster features 13 players including six freshman, two sophomores, four juniors, and one senior. The players come from all over the globe with two from England in freshmen Kyle Squire (Cheshire, England) and Joseph Lockwood (London, England) and one from Australia, junior Shannon McCready (Melbourne, Australia) and Lithuania.
 
Preseason Poll
Post was picked to finish fifth in the CACC North Division this year. The Eagles received 41 votes. Bloomfield and Philadelphia were selected to finish first in the North and South Divisions, respectively.
 
On the Horizon
Post returns home on Saturday, Jan. 24 against Holy Family. Tip-off at Drubner is set for 3 p.m.