Springfield, Mass. – Junior Darrick Boyd scored 19 points and sophomore Devonte McCall had a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Post University men's basketball team defeated American International College (AIC) 80-55 and remained undefeated on the season.
The Eagles are now 4-0 on the season and are currently ranked 9th in the East Region.
After falling behind 12-6 with 11:43 left in the first half, the Eagles went on a 15-5 run of their own to take a 21-17 lead as Boyd scored seven points during the run. Post would extend its lead to 36-27 at halftime as senior Marcus Johnson scored six points during the stretch, including two baskets off of offensive rebounds.
Post blitzed the Yellow Jackets in the first ten minutes of the second half as McCall and Boyd hit back-to-back threes followed by a layup from Johnson to take a 44-29 lead at the 17:28 mark.
Over the next 10:20 the Eagles would take their biggest lead of the game at 65-40 thanks in large part to seven points from sophomore D.J. Frechette and five from senior Savion Boissard as well as a steal and fastbreak dunk by Boyd.
The Eagles were never threatened again as they never let AIC get any closer than 16 points the rest of the way.
Post grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, leading to 17 second chance points.
Frechette finished with 16 points. Johnson finished with ten points and five rebounds. He shot 5-for-6 from the field.
Zekiah Owens led all Yellow Jackets with 14 points.
The Eagles will play at Molloy on November 26 in their next match at 7:30 p.m.
