WATERBURY, C.T. - Felician Men's Basketball (12-14 / 8-7 CACC) hit the road to face Post University for their second meeting of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season Saturday afternoon.
Three Golden Falcons would score in double-figures - one of them with a double-double - as the green-and-gold dropped 59-90 with one regular season game remaining.
Here's What Happened:
- The first half of play provided a evenly matched up contest between the two teams. The Golden Falcons held the 15-10 lead after an 8-0 run after Anas Amos (Newark, N.J.), who hasn't appeared in a game since Jan. 17, Jabri Fitzpatrick (North Brunswick, N.J.) netted shots behind the arc and Jhonny Tovar (Caracas, Venezuela) in the paint.
- By the end of the first, the Golden Falcons trailed the hosts by five, 33-38, and throughout the entire second quarter, the Eagles dominated the hardwood and held the lead advantage for the remainder of the contest.
- The Eagles' nine point lead in the opening minutes of the final half was cut to one on points by Fitzpatrick, Tovar, Jaylen Colon (Paterson, N.J.) and Jay'von Jackson (Plainfield, N.J.), 45-46. However, for four minutes after the fact, the Eagles piled on 21 points and held the green-and-gold to that 45 point standard for the 22-point lead over Felician, 45-67.
- Felician would score only 14 more points in the contest to fall to the Eagles, 59-90.
Box Score Insights:
- Colon, Fitzpatrick, and Jackson scored in double-figures in the Saturday afternoon loss. Colon led the charge with 15 points while Fitzpatrick had a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jackson had 10 points and eight rebounds.
- Tovar and Dee-End McRae (Newark, N.J.) grabbed seven boards apiece.
- The Golden Falcons shot 31% (21-67) from the floor 29% (5-17) from the long range.
Only one regular season game remaining for the Felician men's basketball squad. The Golden Falcons will host Dominican (N.Y.) University in JJJ Gym Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 8:00pm for their senior night and to close out their regular season play.