Philadelphia, Pa. - (2/26/2020) – Freshman guard Ahmad Bickley (Philadelphia, Pa.) made sure Chestnut Hill College's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) postseason dreams stayed alive with a 30-point effort in tonight's 87-81 triumph at Holy Family University. The Scarlet and Gold point-man efficiently – 8-of-14 (.571) from the field, 4-of-5 (.800) from three-point range, and 10-of-11 (.909) from the charity stripe - led the Griffins through a brilliant second half, hitting the game-tying three point basket (50-50, 14:27), in a 50-point period that rallied the Griffins to victory.
 
Holy Family University (9-18, 6-12) led for nearly all 20 minutes of the first half as Chestnut Hill College (5-21, 5-12) momentarily tied the contest, 35-35, on a Bickley three-point basket with 1:55 remaining in the frame. Afterwards, the Tigers took advantage of a few Griffin misses to take a 44-37 lead into the halftime break. In the second half, Bickley doubled-down, guiding the Scarlet and Gold on an epic revival that saw him tie the contest with a fastbreak three-point basket, 50-50 (14:27), and anchor a 50-point period that saw Chestnut Hill College hit 21-of-27 (.778) from the free throw line and score 23 points on 13 Tiger turnovers. The Scarlet and Gold built on Bickley's bucket, using supporting efforts from sophomore guard Trevonn Pitts (Wyncote, Pa.) (7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal) and sophomore forward Amir Warrick (Washington, DC) (10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals) to establish an eight-point lead, 72-64, on a pair of free throws from freshman guard Scottie Spann Jr. (Philadelphia, Pa.) with 6:16 to play and complete their CACC season sweep of Holy Family University in an eventual 87-81 conclusion.
 
Senior forward Branden Aughburns (Queens, N.Y.) was impressive, leading Holy Family University with 29 points, 19 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal. He got plenty of help from junior guard Devon Moore (Hanover, Pa.), who hit six three-point baskets (6-of-14, .429) in a matching 29-point effort that came with six rebounds, an assist, and two steals.

Bickley added five rebounds, three assists, and a steal to his 30-point performance. Three other Griffins joined him in double figures; sophomore forward Keyon Butler (Chester, Pa.) finished with 15 points in excess of eight rebounds and a pair of steals, Warrick offered a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double that came with four assists and three steals, and Spann supported with 11 points, six rebounds, an assist, and two steals. Pitts contributed nine points, seven rebounds, four assists, a block, and two steals.
 
Chestnut Hill College continues their quest for a CACC postseason berth on Saturday, February 29, when they host the University of the Sciences (USciences) in a 3:00 p.m. Senior Day contest.