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Saturday, January 31 – 3 p.m. Post at Goldey-Beacom Joseph West Jones Center – Wilmington, Del. Coverage: Live Stats | Video

 
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University men's basketball team visits Goldey-Beacom on Saturday afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) cross-division clash. The Eagles have won the last two against the Lightning. Goldey-Beacom has lost three straight games.
 
Last Time Out: Dominican 91, Post 85 – Recap | Box Score
Dominican's Gerrel Irvin hit a layup off a Post turnover with 12:56 remaining to give the visitors their largest lead of the night at 61-49. Junior Shannon McCready (Melbourne, Australia) grabbed two offensive boards and then hit two free throws on the Eagles next possession to spark at 10-0 run.
 
Freshman Malik Howze (Detroit, Michigan) and junior David Seymour (Amityville, N.Y.) each hit from distance to cut the deficit to single-digits. McCready later found freshman Tyler Desrosiers (Agawam, Mass.) for a three with 9:11 left to bring the Eagles as close as they would get at 63-62
 
The Chargers would once against extend their lead to double-digits with 2:52 but Post wouldn't go quietly. Desrosiers hit from distance on back-to-back possessions cutting the deficit to four. After a turnover by Dominican, Desrosiers was fouled shooting a three and made two free throws to make the score 81-79 with 1:43 left. Dominican went 8-for-10 from the line down the stretch to close out the game.
 
The first half was much of the same as each time the Chargers looked like they were going to pull away, Post fought hard to close the gap. Dominican led by as many as nine before the half was over, but senior Nardie Bogues (Baltimore, Md.) hit a deep three as time expired to close the cap to 47-41 at the break.
 
Scouting the Lightning
Goldey-Beacom enters Saturday with an overall record of 6-12 and is 3-8 in CACC play. The Lightning have lost their last three times out, most recently an 85-66 loss at home against Philadelphia. Chris Gebhart leads the team at 13.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, the latter of which is good for fourth in the conference. Goldey-Beacom averages 68.1 points per game and allows 75.2 per contest.
 
All-Time Record vs. Goldey-Beacom
The Eagles are 12-4 against the Lightning dating back to 2003 and have won the last two meetings. Last time Post made the trip to Wilmington it came away with a 76-72 victory.
Results
2/1/14.....................H..........W, 82-66
1/26/13...................A .........W, 76-72
1/28/12...................H.......... L, 67-62
3/4/11.............. N (CACC)..... L, 74-63
2/5/11.....................A ......... L, 68-60
 
Tough D From Distance
Post is third the CACC and sevent in the nation in opponents' three-point percentage. The Eagles allow their opponents to shoot at just a 31.1 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
The Eagles have had less or the same amount of turnovers than their opponents in all but five games this season. In six games this year, Post has committed 10 or less turnovers, with a season-low of seven coming in the opener against Roberts Wesleyan.
 
Eagles 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. He has also earned Defensive Player of the Week honors once. Mareno leads the team at 12.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. He has also posted four double-doubles this year. Freshman Jah'sheme Ringgold (Easton, Md.) was named CACC and ECAC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 26.
 
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 Wednesday, Feb. 4 against Nyack. Tip-off at Drubner is set for 7:30 p.m.