Season-High 21 Points versus Tigers Earns McWade CACC Weekly Honor Roll Accolade
New Haven, Conn. – (1/21/2019) – Senior forward Ed McWade (Wildwood, N.J.) scored 15 points of his season-high 21 points in the first half of Chestnut Hill College’s 90-77 loss at Holy Family University on Wednesday, January 16, to garner a spot on the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll. McWade finished the affair 8-of-14 (.571) from the floor and a 3-of-4 (.750) from the free throw line, while also recording four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Back-to-back three point baskets from McWade and junior guard Billy Miller VI (Pine Hill, N.J.) put Chestnut Hill College (3-13, 0-7) in the lead, 14-11, with 14:43 remaining in the first half. From there, the Griffins built a seven-point, 18-11 (12:19), edge before Holy Family University (8-6, 4-3) was able to challenge their intensity with consecutive three point baskets of their own (11:49, 10:40) that cut the spread to a single point, 18-17. With eight lead changes in the next five minutes (5:41), the Griffins were finally able to regain an extended advantage after a McWade three-point play, 32-29. Succeeding scores from freshman forward Amir Warrick (Washington, DC), McWade, and senior guard Liban Awl (Manassas, Va.) delivered the Scarlet and Gold a nine-point, 39-30 (4:34), lead, but again the Tigers retaliated as they tied the contest, 41-41, by the two-minute mark (2:02). Fortunately, a McWade three point basket (44-41, 1:42) gave the Griffins the room they needed control a 44-43 halftime lead.
After intermission, Chestnut Hill College continued to pace Holy Family University, grabbing a seven-point, 52-45, lead on a jumper from freshman guard Trevonn Pitts (Wyncote, Pa.) at 15:53 and holding the advantage until an untimely tip-in evened the contest, 69-69, at 6:12. A McWade free throw initially gave the Griffins back the lead, 70-69 (6:03), but a three point basket from freshman guard Dymir Montague (Philadelphia, Pa.) pushed Holy Family University ahead, 72-70 (5:57), and gave them the momentum they needed to outrun Chestnut Hill College to a 90-77 final.
