Box Score Dobbs Ferry, NY– (11/30/2011) – Junior guard Mark DiRugeris Jr. (Woodbury, NJ) totaled a game-high, 23 points to power Chestnut Hill College to a 86-64 win at Mercy College this evening. DiRugeris was 4-of-4 (100.0%) from three-point territory, leading the Griffins in a 10-of-14 (71.4%) effort from long range, their shooting overwhelmed the Mavericks in the second half expanding a 43-33 halftime advantage into a 22-point triumph.
 
Play went back-and-forth until Chestnut Hill College (6-2) separated for a five-point lead, 21-16, at 8:32 on a three-point basket from freshman guard Luke Dickson (Pittman, NJ). Six minutes later, 2:38, the Griffin lead reached ten points, 39-29, on a pair of DiRugeris free throws. They maintained that margin until halftime, 44-34, thanks to 11 points from DiRugeris, who was 3-of-3 (100.0%) from beyond the arch and 2-of-2 (100.0%) at the free throw line. After the break the Griffins lead reached as many as 24 points, 63-39, the first time coming at the 14-minute mark (14:00). The margin of victory was 22, 86-64, thanks to DiRugeris' season-high scoring performance.
 
Junior forward Joseph Pope (Akron, OH) came off the bench to lead Mercy College (0-5) with 12 points. Sophomores, guard Chaz Morrish (Douglaston, NY) and forward Kirk Bailey (Freeport, NY) helped the Maverick effort; Morrish with ten points and Bailey with eight points, eight rebounds, and two steals.
 
DiRugeris finished 7-of-9 (77.8%) from the floor, 4-of-4 (100.0%) from long range, and 5-of-5 (100.0%) from the charity stripe. He was supported by a double-double, 11 points and ten rebounds, from senior forward Dan Comas (Philadelphia, PA) and 13 points from senior guard Brandon Williams (Philadelphia, PA) who finished 3-of-4 (75.0%) from long range and 4-of-4 (100.0%) from the free throw line. Dickson and freshman forward Alssene Saintilus (Irvington, NJ) each totaled eight points; Dickson was 2-of-4 (50.0%) from three-point range and ran the offense with four assists, while Saintilus headlined the Griffins defensive effort with three blocks and two steals. Williams helped with four steals. Off the bench, junior guard Francis Ashe (Greenbelt, MD) and freshman center Seamus Radtke (Philadelphia, PA) provided nine points apiece.
 
The men's basketball team plays next at Dowling College, tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3.