Barrett Earns CACC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll Recognition for Play Versus Bloomsburg University
New Haven, Conn. - (11/25/2019) – Four Griffins finished in double figures in Chestnut Hill College’s 101-88 loss at Bloomsburg University on Tuesday, November 19; junior forward Eli Barrett (Harrisburg, Pa.) led the group with a 24-point performance that included a 10-of-18 (.556) effort from the floor and a 4-of-5 (.800) performance at the free throw line. He also recorded eight rebounds, an assist, two blocks, and a steal to earn a spot on the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll.
Chestnut Hill College (0-5) only trailed Bloomsburg University (2-2) by three points, 42-39, at halftime of the contest, but the Huskies hot hand only improved in the second half (21-of-37, .568 FG/6-of-12, .500 3PT/11-of-14, .786 FT) and provided the home team the advantage they needed to dismiss the Griffins by a 101-88 measure. Barrett and sophomore guard James Rider IV (Baltimore, Md.) took turns leading the Scarlet and Gold through a first half in which they paced Huskies most of the way. Rider set up sophomore guard Juston Bailey (Riverdale, Md.) for a three pointer at 17:09 that gave the Griffins an early 11-6 advantage. The bucket was enough keep the Griffins in the driver’s seat as they paced the Huskies to a 15-15 (11:04) tie and eventually opened a 10-point, 30-20 (6:28), lead with Bailey helping sophomore forward Amir Warrick (Washington, DC) and Barrett to a string of easy baskets before the six-minute mark. Unfortunately, Chestnut Hill College could not keep up the effort as Bloomsburg University tied the score, 37-37, with 1:34 remaining and scored five of the half’s last seven points to lead the Griffins at halftime; 42-39.
After the break, the Huskies took the lead, emerging from the early back-and-forth for a five-point edge, 58-53, just before the 16-minute mark (16:06). Later, a three pointer from Rider (58-56, 15:45) and a free throw from freshman guard Gabe Perez (Philadelphia, Pa.) (61-59, 13:29) twice cut the Bloomsburg University lead to just two points, but that is as close as the Griffins would get. The Huskies advanced their position to double digits, 77-66, with 9:34 to play and scored a critical three point basket with a little more than a minute to play, 93-84 (1:03), to afford themselves the closing free throws in a 101-88 final.
