Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - (2/14/2015) – Chestnut Hill College looked to have found a winning path this afternoon, taking a 28-20 lead with 18:48 remaining in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) clash with visiting Post University. Unfortunately, the Eagles caught fire from there, shooting 64.3% (18-of-28) and outscoring the Griffins, 53-34, after halftime to collect a 73-60 Valentine's Day triumph.
 
Chestnut Hill College (4-19, 3-13) felt the love from the Sorgenti Arena crowd after a dunk by senior center Filip Sekulic (Danilovgrad, Montenegro) and ensuing 3-pointer by sophomore guard Billy Cassidy (Primos, Pa.) opened up a 24-14 advantage with 4:37 to play in the first half. With a steady snow falling outside, Post University (11-12, 10-7) warmed up with lights-out shooting that began with a 9-0 run that gave the Eagles the lead for good at 39-36 with 11:19 to play.
 
The Post University lead vacillated between three and eight points for much of the second half. Chestnut Hill College mounted a final charge at the 4:23 mark, when a corner triple from freshman forward Edward McWade (Wildwood, N.J.) brought the Griffins within 55-52. The Eagles countered with six straight points, however, and put the game away when freshman guard Jah'sheme Ringgold (Easton, Md.) converted an old-fashioned three-point play, 64-54, with just 1:43 remaining.
 
Freshman forward Matt Mareno (San Francisco, Calif.) led five Eagles in double figures with 17 points, including an impressive put-back dunk midway through the second half. He also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds to complete a double-double. Ringgold was right behind Mareno with 16 points, while freshman forward Joseph Lockwood (London, England) and junior guard David Seymour (Amityville, N.Y.) posted 13 points apiece and senior guard Nardie Bogues (Baltimore, Md.) finished with 10. The Eagles dominated the glass to the tune of a 42-26 rebounding advantage and went 20-of-25 (80.0%) from the foul line.
 
Senior guard Christian Walck (Lancaster, Pa.) was rewarded for his aggressive play with a game-high 18 points on 6-of-12 (50.0%) from the field and 5-of-6 (83.3%) from the charity stripe. Walck also dished out five assists, including a bullet pass to a wide-open McWade with 6:16 left in the second half. McWade scored in double figures for the second straight outing, coupling 11 points with four rebounds, while freshman guard Demetrius Isaac (Philadelphia, Pa.) chipped in 10 markers. Cassidy (three steals) scored nine points on a trio of triples for the Griffins, who shot 11-of-30 (36.7%) from the floor in both halves.

Chestnut Hill College looks to snap a nine-game losing streak with a trip to Georgian Court University on Tuesday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m.