HOLY FAMILY DOWNS CALDWELL IN MEN'S HOOPS, 66-55
1-19-08
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 PHILADELPHIA,
Pa. - The Caldwell College men's basketball team was defeated by Holy Family
University, 66-55 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest
Saturday afternoon in the Campus Center. With their third loss in a row, the
Cougars drop to 5-12 overall and 3-4 in the conference, while the Tigers
improve to 10-7, 4-3 CACC.
Caldwell jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the game's first eight minutes,
getting six points from senior forward B.J. Suchy (Ronkonkoma, NY/Our
Savior New American), pictured, and five from junior guard Carl Augustin
(Stony Point, NY/Don Bosco Prep). After a basket by Suchy made the score
16-7 at the 9:45 mark, the Tigers responded by out-scoring Caldwell 23-8 for
the remainder of the half. The Cougars made just 2-of-10 from the field
during that stretch and 29.0 percent from the floor for the half.
Three-pointers by sophomore guard Eddie Crockett (Passaic,
NJ/Passaic) and senior guard Adam Sabree (Detroit, MI/Renaissance)
brought Caldwell to within two points, 32-20 two minutes into the second
half. But a 10-3 run, capped by a three from Ceazer Johnson, gave Holy
Family a 44-35 advantage with just under 14 minutes to play. The lead
remained nine points with 6:22 on the clock before a trey from senior guard
Hans Stelzer (Selden, NY/Our Savior New American) and a basket by
junior forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.)
pulled the Cougars to within four, 52-48 with five minutes left. But the
Tigers scored the next six points, and the Cougars never got closer than
seven points the rest of the way.
Caldwell shot the ball better in the second half, making 54.2 percent from
the floor. But the Cougars couldn't prevent the Tigers from doing the same,
as Holy Family shot 57.7 percent after halftime. Perez and Suchy each scored
13 points, with Perez grabbing a team-best eight rebounds. Crockett dished
out a career-high eight assists. Michael Sturns, the nation's leading scorer
who was averaging 25.1 points per game heading into today's contest, scored
a game-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds for the Tigers.
The Cougars host Post University in a CACC North Division clash on
Wednesday, Jan. 23. The game is set to start at 8:00 p.m. at the George R.
Newman Center.
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