Philadelphia, Pa. - (11/17/2018) – Senior forward Ed McWade (Wildwood, N.J.) and freshman guard Trevonn Pitts (Wyncote, Pa.) carried Chestnut Hill College to a victory, both posting double-figures in points, during today's home opener against Queens College.  The Griffins trailed their opponents by one in the first half, but they rallied together in the final six-minutes of the contest, ultimately overthrowing the Knights 62-55.
 


Queens College (0-4) controlled the early segment of the first half, but Pitts' nine-points aided in Chestnut Hill College (2-2) keeping a close enough grasp on the visiting team.  The Griffins earned their largest lead of the half at 6:55 (22-18), but the Knights sinking five free-throws towards the end put them over by one, 26-27. At 14:03 of the second half, Queens College edged the Griffins by eight-points (33-41), but a series of consecutive buckets from Pitts and McWade tied the affair 41-41 (11:44).  After, Chestnut Hill College broke the deadlock and gained control of the period. Despite the Knights' efforts, the turning point came at 6:31 when the Griffins went on an eight-point (3:47, 58-49) run that gave them a comfortable advantage. Their opponents gave it one last push cutting the lead to four points (59-55), with 1:23 left, but a free-throw from senior guard Liban Awl (Manassas, Va.) followed by a fast-break slam dunk by freshman forward Keyon Butler (Chester, Pa.) solidified the win.
 
Sophomore guard Elijah Bovell (Baldwin, N.Y.) led Queens College with 17-points (4REB, 1AST, 2STL) going 4-for-10 from the three-point line. The only other Knight to score in double figures was sophomore guard Dwayne Henry Jr. (Woodstock, N.Y.) who totaled 14 points (4REB, 2STL).
 
Pitts went 7-for-10 (.700) and 1-for-1 from the free-throw line in his journey to 15-points.  He needed one more rebound (9) to record a double-double, while also adding three assists and two steals. McWade's last home performance was on January 14, 2017, against Post University due to an injury that carried into his 2018-2019 season as well. In today's homecoming performance McWade posted 14-points, five rebounds, and one assist. The third highest scorer of the night was Butler (9) and he also led the Scarlet and Gold in rebounds (12).  Senior guard Dexter Thompson (Providence, R.I.) (4), senior forward Roman Letterlough (Harrisburg, Pa.) (2), senior guard Cartier Talford (Reading, Pa.) (3), junior guard Billy Miller VI (Pine Hill, N.J.) (6), Awl (3), and freshman forward Amir Warrick (Washington, DC) (6) all pieced the rest of the Griffin points together in the win.
 
The Griffins make up their postponed West Chester University game on Monday, November 19, at 6:00 p.m.