The Chestnut Hill College Men's Basketball team will travel for a CACC Crossover contest on Saturday when they meet Caldwell University in Caldwell, new Jersey.
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| Â The Basics |
| Date:Â Â Â |
February 12, 2022 |
| Opponent: |
Caldwell University |
| Location:Â |
Caldwell, N.J. |
| Time:Â Â Â Â |
3:00 PM |
| Arena:Â Â Â Â Â |
Newman Center |
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| Chestnut Hill Info (11-9, 8-4 CACC) |
| Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics |
| Caldwell Info (7-13, 3-9 CACC) |
| Roster |
Roster |
Roster |
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| Video/Livestats: |
https://griffinathletics.com/coverage |
The Series
Saturday's game will be the 14
th contest between Caldwell and Chestnut Hill. Caldwell holds a 9-4 lead in the all time series which began in the 2007-08 season, the Griffins' first in the CACC. The Cougars have won the last seven meetings between the two teams. Chestnut Hill's last win came on February 14, 2013 at Caldwell, 75-72. That win is also the griffins only win in six games at the Newman Center.
Conference Action
Chestnut Hill dropped to 8-5 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) games with Wednesday's loss at Dominican College. The Griffins remain in second place in the CACC South Division, three games behind division leader Jefferson and ½ game ahead of third place Goldey-Beacom. Caldwell is 3-9 in CACC games and sit in sixth place in the CACC North division three games behind fifth place Post University.
About the Griffins
The Griffins enter Wednesday's game with a 11-10 overall record and an 8-5 mark in CACC games.Â
A trio of players are averaging double figures to lead the Griffins offense. FreshmanÂ
MJ Iraldi is averaging 13.2 points per game. The freshman guard/small forward is shooting 48.8% from the field. (35.4% from three-point range).  He is fourth on the team with 14 steals and is averaging 5.2 rebounds per game (5
th on the team).
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Amir Warrick is the second Griffin scoring in double figures, averaging 12.8 points per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Warrick is third on the team, averaging 5.5 rebounds/game and ranks third on the team with 37 assists and second on the team with 23 steals and 12 blocks.
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Nigel Haughton is the team's leading rebounder and playmaker, averaging 6.5 rebounds per game and 3.0 assists per game. The sophomore guard is also averaging 12.5 points/game and is shooting 43.7% from the field. He is third on the team with 20 three-point baskets.  Haughton also leads the team with 31 steals and 64 assists.Â
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James Rider IV is averaging 9.8 points per game following his career high 31 points at Goldey-Beacom last week. He is second in the CACC in three-point field goal%, shooting 45.9% from three-point range (34-74). He has made 23 of 25 free throws for a 92.0% average.
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Trevonn Pitts is averaging 9.5 points per game and is fifth on the team with 12 steals.
Conor Regan is averaging 9.1 points per game, is second on the team with 25 three-point field goals and fourth in rebounding (5.2/game) He leads the team in blocks with 17.
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David Erebor is averaging 6.6 points per game and is shooting a team-best 52.3% from the field. Erebor is second on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.6 per game. Â
Noah Charles is second on the team in assists with 49 and steals with 16 while averaging 4.2 points per game.Â
Last time Out
Dominican College pulled away late midway through the second half as they handed the Chestnut Hill College men's basketball team their second consecutive loss 97-82 Wednesday night at the Hennessy Center in Orangeburg, New York.
The Griffins falls to 11-10 overall and 8-5 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. Dominican improves to 16-4 overall and 9-3 in league play.
Amir Warrick (Washington, D.C.) andÂ
Conor Regan (Mullica Hill, N.J.) scored 24 and 23 points respectively to pace the Griffins
.  MJ Iraldi (West Deptford, N.J.) added 16 points whileÂ
Nigel Haughton (Bel Air, Md.) chipped in 12 points and had a team high seven rebounds. Warrick and Regan had six rebounds apiece. Haughton led the team with six assists.
The Griffins built an early six-point lead in the first half 20-14 before Dominican charged back with a 15-3 run to take a 29-23 lead with 5:46 left. Baskets by Regan and Warrick closed the gap to two 29-27 but the chargers followed with an 11-4 run to lead 40-31. Two three pointers from Regan cut the lead back to three 40-37 with two minutes left. The two teams played even-up basketball the final two minutes of the half with the Chargers taking a 45-42 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Regan's layup in the early minutes of the second half tied the game at 47-47 before the Chargers pushed their way back on top by five 58-51 with 14:12 left forcing a Griffins timeout. Both teams went toe-to-toe over the next five minutes with the Griffins shaving just one point off the lead, trailing 71-65 with nine minutes left. Haughton's traditional three-point play closed the gap to 73-68 with 7:47 left.  The Chargers followed with a 13-4 run to lead 86-72 with 3:32 left in regulation. Chestnut Hill would get no closer the rest of the way before falling 97-82.
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Rider Named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll and adds PSCBA Honor
Chestnut Hill College Men's Basketball playerÂ
James Rider IVÂ Â
(Baltimore, Md.)Â was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Weekly honor roll for his performance in the Griffins two games last week.
. In addition, Rider was named to the Philadelphia Small College Basketball Association Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season Wednesday afternoon
Rider averaged 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in a 1-1 week for the Griffins.
Opening the week against Goldey-Beacom college, Rider scored a career-high 31 points as the Griffins completed the season series sweep with a 90-71 win. The senior guard shot a very efficient 10-12 from the field and made 6-of-8 from, three point range. He was also a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. Rider dished out four assists and added a steal in the win.
In the Griffins loss to Bloomfield, Rider scored ten points and added four rebounds as the Griffins dropped a 64-60 decision to the Bears. He also had four rebound and a steal in the loss.
For the week, Rider scored 41 points while shooting 56% (14-25) from the field, including a 7-for-14 (50%) effort from beyond the arc. He was also a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line.
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The complete list of Chestnut Hill Men's Basketball players who have received CACC or PSCBA accolades this season is below:
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First Win
Chestnut Hill Head Coach J.J. Butler earned his first win as a head coach on November 17 as his Griffins defeated Bloomsburg University 76-69. Two newcomersÂ
MJ Iraldi andÂ
Nigel Haughton were the catalysts for the Griffins as wasÂ
David Erebor on defense. Iraldi and Haughton combined for 41 points while Erebor had four blocks and eight rebounds while also contributing 11 points.
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Dynamic Duos
Four times this season the Griffins had two players score 20 or more points in a season when
Conor Regan and
Amir Warrick had 23 and 24 points respectively against Dominican Wednesday night. This marks the 17
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.
One week earlier senior
James Rider IV poured in a career high 31 points while teammate
Conor Regan added 20.
Earlier this season the Griffins had two games with two players scoring 20 or more. When they played West Chester on November 21,Â
Amir Warrick scored a team-high 23 points whileÂ
Nigel Haughton added 22 against the Golden Rams. Chestnut Hill also had two players scored 20 or more points in their win over Bloomsburg asÂ
MJ Iraldi led the team with 21 points andÂ
Nigel Haughton added 20. Â
Prior to this season, the last time this feat occurred was on February 18, 2020 when three members of this year's squad,Â
Amir Warrick (28 points),
Trevonn Pitts (20), and
James Rider IV (20) all reached the 20-point mark. Â
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Griffins and Cougars Comparison
| Griffins |
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Chargers |
| 74.7 |
|
Pts/game |
|
70.2 |
| 74.3 |
|
Pts allowed/game |
|
74.8 |
| 46.0 |
|
FG% |
|
42.0 |
| 44.9 |
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FG% Defense |
|
44.5 |
| 34.4 |
|
3PT FG % |
|
30.1 |
| 68.1 |
|
FT % |
|
69.6 |
| 37.6 |
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Rebounds/game |
|
38.5 |
| 34.1 |
|
Rebounds allowed/gm. |
|
36.1 |
| 3.5 |
|
Rebound margin |
|
2.4 |
| 12.3 |
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Assists/game |
|
11.7 |
| 6.1 |
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Steals/game |
 |
6.6 |
| 2.6 |
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Blocks/game |
 |
4.2 |
Scouting the Cougars
Caldwell is 7-13 overall and 3-9 in CACC games and have lost their last three games. The Cougar offense centers around Anthony Cooper. Cooper is averaging 19.2 points per game and the only player averaging double figures.
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Cooper is shooting 46.4% from the field and 78,6% from the free throw line having made nearly 50% of the team's entire free throw production (114 of the teams 283 free throws). Cooper also leads the team in assists (51) and steals (26).
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Mark Heber is the team's second leading scorer, averaging 9.2 points per game while Derrick Bueno and Tyler Washington are averaging 8.4 and 7.9 points per game respectively. Â Bueno is the team's leading rebounder at 6.3 per game while Jamel Rancy leads the team with 56 blocks.
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Gerald Blount and Rancy are also averaging 5.7 and 5.3 rebounds per game respectively.
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Last Time Out for Caldwell
CALDWELL, N.J.- Caldwell University men's basketball seniorÂ
Anthony Cooper and graduateÂ
Gerald Blount each scored 16 points as the Cougars fell to Nyack College 78-63 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match-up.
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The Cougars fall to 7-13 overall and 3-9 in the CACC, while the Warriors improve to 9-9 and 7-5 in conference play.
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The Warriors built a 21-17 lead midway through the first half. The Cougars scored eight straight points as Blount converted a three-point play, while Cooper connected on a bucket to put Caldwell ahead 25-21 at the 6:37 mark. Nyack made a late run to take a 39-32 lead at halftime.
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Nyack got out to a fast start in the second half as they built a lead and held their advantage down the stretch.
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Blount led the way with 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Cooper finished with 16 points, while freshmanÂ
Mark Heber added 13 points.
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