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PHILADELPHIA, HOLY FAMILY, CALDWELL AND BLOOMFIELD ADVANCE TO MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS

March 1, 2008

NEW HAVEN, CT- Philadelphia University, Holy Family University, Caldwell College and Bloomfield College have advanced to the semifinals of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Tournament with victories in the quarterfinal round.

Philadelphia, the top seed in the South Division, defeated No. 4 University of the Sciences, 65-44, while South No. 2 Holy Family got past No. 3 Goldey-Beacom College, 73-71. In the North Division, No. 4 Bloomfield upset top seeded Post University in a thrilling double-overtime affair, 90-85. No. 2 Caldwell upended No. 3 Dominican College, 79-65.

Philadelphia will host Bloomfield in the semifinal round on Wednesday, March 5 and Holy Family will travel to Caldwell. Both games will tip-off at 7:00 pm and will be available to watch on www.CACC.tv. Please visit the website for details. The two winners will play for the CACC Championship on Saturday, March 8. The winner will receive the CACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament.

Roahn Sheppard's lay-up with 1:14 left in the second overtime broke the 11th tie of the game in Bloomfield's upset over Post in Waterbury, CT. Bloomfield (16-15) was led by junior Omari Knox, who had 28 points and 12 rebounds. Sheppard added 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and freshman Gage Daye chipped in with 17 points. Namdi Ahaneku pulled down a CACC Tournament record 20 rebounds and added nine points and three assists. The Eagles (14-14) had five scorers in double figures, led by freshman guard Garvin McAlister with a team-high 20 points. McAlister knocked down a career-high six three-pointers, while tying a career-high for points.

Post forced the overtime periods by forging a huge second half comeback. With Bloomfield leading 59-42 with 9:13 left in the second half, McAlister gave the Eagles some life with a three-pointer, which sparked a 21-4 run to tie the game at 63 with 2:59 left. The rest of regulation went back and forth before an Arthur Robertson lay-up with 11 seconds left gave Post a 67-65 lead. However, Knox was fouled and made a pair of free throws to send it into overtime. Post took a four-point lead in overtime before Daye converted four free-throws down the stretch to force a second overtime, setting up Sheppard's winning bucket.

Sophomore point guard Russell Frederick led Philadelphia over USP (13-15) with a game-high 20 points and five assists. The Rams jumped all over the Devils and led 19-5 with just over 11:00 left in the first half. However, the Devils stormed back, going on a 15-0 run to trim the lead to 27-24 before Frederick connected on one of his four three-point field goals to snap the Rams' drought. Fueling the University of the Sciences' run was senior Keith Dundas, who scored six points during the stretch, and junior forward Shane Connor, who added five points as the Rams led by just six at the half, 30-24.

Philadelphia (20-11) took control early in the second half, scoring the first 16 points to take a 46-24 advantage and never looking back. Sophomore forward Malcolm Ingram chipped in with 14 points and seven boards for the Rams, while Dundas led USP with 15 points.

Senior guard Michael Sturns recorded 31 points and knocked the ball away from a player trying to take a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in Holy Family's win over Goldey-Beacom. Holy Family (20-8) maintained an eight point lead (68-60) with 2:20 left before the Lightning closed it to four (68-64) after a pair of made free throws by guard Maurice Maxwell with 1:01 on the clock. Guard Quincy Marshall countered with two made free throws to give the Tigers a six-point cushion with 53 seconds to play. Guard Derek Savage drilled a 3-pointer for the Lightning to cut their deficit in half (70-67) with 32 seconds to go. Six seconds later, Sturns gave the Tigers a five-point lead (72-67) with two free throws.

Goldey-Beacom (16-12) got within one (72-71) with five seconds left after hitting consecutive baskets. With three seconds left, Marshall hit one of two free throws to give the Tigers a 73-71 lead. Then, Sturns tipped the ball away from a Lightning player at the buzzer before he could get off a potential game-winning 3-pointer.

Guard Ceazer Johnson came off-the-bench to tally 12 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers. Forward London Houston added 11 points, while guard Ryan Lancaster contributed 10 points. Savage paced the Lightning with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Maxwell recorded 17 points and five assists and forward Steven Cooper scored 11 points.

Caldwell (12-16) got hot in the second half in its triumph over Dominican, shooting 72.2-percent from the field in the final 20 minutes of play. The Cougars closed out the first half with a 14-3 run that included 3-pointers by sophomore guard Eddie Crockett and junior guard Carl Augustin. The Cougars led 34-25 at the break.

The Cougars stayed hot in the second half, jumping out to a 46-30 advantage with a 10-5 spree, buoyed by five points apiece from Crockett and senior forward B.J. Suchy. Dominican (13-15) came within 10 points twice, but a 16-5 Caldwell run swung momentum in favor of the Cougars, who led 66-45 midway through the second half. The Cougars extended the lead to 23 points before the Chargers pulled to within 12 points twice, including 77-65 with a minute on the clock. But it wasn't enough, as Caldwell went on to win the game by a 14-point margin.

Junior forward Manny Perez made 7-of-8 from the field en route to a game-high 20 points for Caldwell. Suchy and Crockett finished with 16 and 13 points, respectively, while sophomore forward Sam Cricelli grabbed a game-high eight rebounds to go with 10 points. Junior Brandon Brock scored 17 points to pace Dominican.

CACC Tournament Quarterfinals, Saturday, March 1

South #1 Philadelphia 65, South #4 USP 44

South #2 Holy Family 73, South #3 Goldey-Beacom 71

North #4 Bloomfield 90, North #1 Post 85 (2 OT)

North #2 Caldwell 79, North #3 Dominican 65

CACC Tournament Semifinals, Wednesday, March 5

North #4 Bloomfield at South #1 Philadelphia-7:00 pm

South #2 Holy Family at North #2, Caldwell-7:00 pm

CACC Championship, Saturday, March 8

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