The Chestnut Hill College Men's Basketball team will play their final game before breaking for the Christmas Holiday when they travel to West Haven, Connecticut to take on the regionally ranked University of New Haven on Sunday.
 
Charger Gymnasium Athletics Fan Policy
In compliance with the university's policy, all spectators – regardless of vaccination status – must wear a mask inside Charger Gymnasium and all surrounding areas. The University will be implementing a limited capacity policy effective December 2021, with attendance limited to 50% capacity of all indoor spaces. Members of the University of New Haven community will be asked to display their cleared badge in CoVerified prior to entry. Spectators must also maintain 3-feet of physical distancing. Access to the court will not be permitted.

The Series:
Sunday's contest will be the first meeting between New Haven and Chestnut Hill

Non-Conference Action:
The Griffins are 3-4 in non-conference games this season with home wins against Mercy on 12/11 (82-59); UDC on 12/7 (78-66) and Bloomsburg on 11/17 (76-69). They have losses to two Northeast-10 schools (Pace, Adelphi) and a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference schools (Lock Haven and West Chester)

About the Griffins:
The Griffins enter Sunday's game with an 5-4 record, riding a four-game winning streak, their longest since the 2011-12.   Chestnut Hill defeated CACC opponents Holy Family University and Goldey-Beacom College and had  non-conference wins over UDC and Mercy.  It is also the first time that the Griffins opened conference play with two straight wins since the 2011-12 season.

The Griffins are being led by a pair of newcomers.  Division I transfer Nigel Haughton is the team's leading scorer, averaging 14.3 points per game.  The sophomore guard is shooting 48.9% from the field, including a 38.2% mark from three-point range with a team-high 13 three-point baskets.   Haughton also leads the team with 17 steals and 22 assists.   Freshman MJ Iraldi is averaging 13.6 points per game while shooting 49.5% from the field.  He is also second on the team with ten steals.

Amir Warrick is the third Griffin scoring in double figures, averaging 10.7 points per game.  He also leads the team in blocks with  9. David Erebor is Chestnut Hill's leading rebounder, averaging 7.4 per game.  Erebor averages 9.7 points per game and is shooting a team-best 54.3% from the field.  Conor Regan is averaging 8.4 points per game and is second on the team with eight blocks and 5.6 rebounds per game.

Last time Out
The Chestnut Hill College Men's Basketball team placed six players in double figures as they cruised to an 82-59 win over Mercy College Saturday afternoon at Sorgenti Arena.

The win was the Griffins fourth in a row, upping their record to 5-4.  Mercy remains winless at 0-8.

Nigel Haughton led Chestnut Hill with 16 points (5-9 FG, 2-5 3FG 4-4 FT) and filled out the stat sheet nicely with six rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block.   David Erebor added 13 points (4-6 FG, 5-7 FT) and a team high nine rebounds along with a steal. 

MJ Iraldi, Amir Warrick and James Rider IV each scored 11 points.  Rider was 4-5 from the field with a three-point basket and two free throws while Warrick added six rebounds.  Trevonn Pitts rounded out the double figure scorers for the Griffins with ten points.  Pitts also had a team-high three steals.

Two honors this week for Erebor
David Erebor earned two honors for his performance in the Griffins two games last week.  On Monday he was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Weekly Honor roll while on Wednesday he was named to the Philadelphia Small College Basketball Association's (PSCBA) Weekly Honor Roll.

Both honors were his first of the season.

In leading the Griffins to a 2-0 week, Erebor averaged 12.0 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 69.2% from the field.

Erebor recorded a double-double against UDC (11 points, 10 rebounds) and narrowly missed a second one against Mercy (13 points, nine rebounds).

For the week, Erebor scored a total of 24 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, dished out three assists and had two steals.

Philadelphia Small College Basketball Association
The Philadelphia Small College Basketball Association (PSCBA) is an organization devoted to the promotion of small college basketball in the Philadelphia area that has been in existence since 1986 with Chestnut Hill College joining the organization in 2003-04, their first season of play. The Player of the Week Award, once only given out at the organization's bi-monthly luncheons has been expanded to a weekly Player of the Week honor with additional players earning honor roll status in an effort to further promote small college basketball in the area.
Chestnut Hill has had a different player make the honor roll in each of the last three weeks.  The Griffins are one of just two Division II schools to have three different players recognized this season either as Player of the Week or honor roll.

Conference Honors
The Griffins have had at least one player earn conference honors in each week of the 2021-22 season. The complete list is below.

Week Ending 12/12	David Erebor		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 12/5	MJ Iraldi		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 11/28	Amir Warrick		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
			PSCBA Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 11/21	MJ Iraldi		CACC Weekly Honor Roll
Week Ending 11/14	Nigel Haughton		CACC Weekly Honor Roll

Dynamic Duo- Part II
For the second time this season, the Griffins had two players score 20 or more points in a single game when they played West Chester on November 21. Amir Warrick scored a team-high 23 points while Nigel Haughton added 22 against the Golden Rams. This marks the 15^th time since the 2014-15 season that Chestnut Hill has had at least two players score 20 or more points in a single game.

First Win
Chestnut Hill Head Coach J.J. Butler earned his first win as a head coach last Wednesday night as his Griffins defeated Bloomsburg University 76-69.  Two newcomers MJ Iraldi and Nigel Haughton were the catalysts for the Griffins as was David Erebor on defense.  Iraldi and Haughton combined for 41 points while Erebor had four blocks and eight rebounds while also contributing 11 points.

Dynamic Duo
Chestnut Hill had two players scored 20 or more points in Wednesday night's win over Bloomsburg as MJ Iraldi led the team with 21 points and Nigel Haughton added 20.   This marks just the 14^th time since 2015 that the Griffins had at least two players score 20 or more points in the same game. (a span of 139 games)
The last time this feat occurred was on February 18, 2020 when three members of this year's squad, Amir Warrick (28 points), Trevon Pitts (20), and James Rider (20) all reached the 20-point mark.  

Impressive Debuts
Freshman MJ Iraldi made eight of 11 shots from the field en route to 19 points in his collegiate debut against Adelphi on November 13. The following day, Iraldi made seven of 14 shots including three three-point baskets as he led the Griffins with 17 points in their 66-61 loss at Pace.  Iraldi shot 56% from the field in the two games and 50% from beyond the arc (5-10).  He also grabbed nine rebounds in the two games.  

Nigel Haughton made his Chestnut Hill College debut in the Griffins' season opener against Adelphi, scoring 24 points.  The Towson University transfer connected on 10 of 12 shots from the field, including one three-point basket.  Haughton also grabbed five rebounds and recorded three assists and two steals.  He added 12 points and seven rebounds the next day in a 66-61 loss at Pace University

Griffins				Chargers
73.1		Pts/game		72.3
72.9		Pts allowed/game		60.6
46.6		FG%		47.3
45.2		FG% Defense		40.4
35.1		3PT FG %		33.6
64.6		FT %		69.1
35.2		Rebounds/game		36.8
33.7		Rebounds allowed/gm.		32.6
1.8		Rebound margin		4.2
12.4		Assists/game		14.1

Scouting the Chargers
The Chargers are 6-3 overall and 3-2 in Northeast-10 conference games.    New Haven has won their last three contests and are ranked #10 in the most recent D2SIDA East Region Poll. 

After suffering a three-game losing streak that finished the month of November, New Haven flipped a switch and are 3-0 for the month of December. Prior to the first of three wins, the Chargers sat last in the NE10, but after three straight conference victories they place fifth before hosting Chestnut Hill. 

When looking at non-conference matchups, the Blue and Gold are 3-1 and average 15 more points per game (80.5) than compared to their conference average (65.8). They have also committed significantly less turnovers when facing non-NE10 teams: 47 total for an average of 11.8 per game. 

The Chargers have a trio of players averaging double figures, led by Devontray Thomas at 15.9 points/game. Thomas leads the team with 20 three-point field goals and is shooting 86.4% from the free throw line and 47.5% from the field.

Quashawn Lane is averaging 14.2 points per game while shooting 53.5% from the field. He is the team's second leading rebounder, pulling down 5.6 per game and leads the team with 38 assists and 14 steals.   Derrick Rowland is averaging 12.3 points per game.

Majur Majak while only scoring 4.8 points per game is a force to be reckoned with on defense with 35 blocks in nine games and a team leading 6.3 rebounds per game.  He is shooting 55.9% from the field

Last Time Out for New Haven
The crowd in Charger Gym Tuesday evening experienced a thrilling victory for the first time in 651 days. The last time New Haven added a win at home came in the 2019-20 season against Molloy on Feb. 25, 74-67. This time around, it was a double-digit victory, 69-52 at home over NE10 rival, American International. 

Quashawn Lane hit his first career double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) after being a part of the program since his freshman year. He also had five assists, while Derrick Rowland had a season high of 22 points.

For the third consecutive game, New Haven has shot over 50 percent from the field. Today the team shot 51 percent making 26 of 51 total attempts. 

The Chargers had three players in double-digits: Rowland (22), Lane (18), and Devontray Thomas (14). 

On the defensive end, Majur Majak blocked five shots and grabbed nine boards.