Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. – (2/16/2013) – A two man show became a three-headed monster for Chestnut Hill College as who trailed Felician College 48-43 at halftime before losing this evening's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest by a 94-83 final. Senior forward Antoine Obery (Roselle, N.J.) topped the Golden Falcon trio with 23 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, three blocks, and four steals while senior guards Mark DiRugeris Jr. (Woodbury, N.J.) headlined five Griffins in double figures with 20 points.
 
Chestnut Hill College (12-11, 8-6) tore out of the gate with senior guard Francis Ashe (Hyattsville, Md.), junior guard Jakeem Bogans (Philadelphia, Pa.) and sophomore center Seamus Radtke (Philadelphia, Pa.) fueling a opening run that left the Griffins up 17-7 less than five minutes after tip-off (15:34). Senior guard Anthony D. Green (Jersey City, N.J.) had the answer for Felician College (10-14, 7-9), who tied the contest at 22-22 by 12:44, before beating the Griffins to a 48-43 halftime spread. The Griffins turned to DiRugeris in the second half; he scored ten points in the period's first eight minutes and completed a three-point play at 12:18 to put the home team ahead by seven points, 62-55. Unfortunately, the undeniable effort of Obery and friends brought the Golden Falcons back. He tied the game at 65-65 with 8:57 remaining and from there the Golden Falcons outscored the Griffins 29-18 to an 11-point victory, 94-83.
 
Obery was 9-of-15 (60.0%) from the floor and 4-of-7 (57.1%) in his renaissance effort while Green hit 5-of-11 (45.5%) from long range, 10-of-19 (52.6%) from the field, and 5-of-6 (83.3%) from the free throw line to lead the Golden Falcons with 30 points. Sophomore forward J.R. Pringley (Elizabeth, N.J.) was the third Golden Falcon threat with 26 points. Sophomore forward Jarryd Horsley-Fordham (Orange, N.J.) offered nine points, ten rebounds, and three assists to the win.
 
DiRugeris added a team-high eight rebounds to his team-leading scoring effort. Radtke scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half; Ashe split his 14 points between the haves while directing the offense with four assists. Bogans and sophomore guard Luke Dickson (Pitman, N.J.) each finished with 11 points.
 
The men's basketball team visits Holy Family University next, for an 8:00 p.m. CACC contest on Tuesday, February 19.