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Holy Family University Athletics
Header Claw
Maliq Sanders
Stephen Pellegrino
90
Holy Family HFU 10-15, 8-8 CACC
92
Winner Wilmington (DE) WILMU 17-7, 12-3 CACC
Holy Family HFU
10-15, 8-8 CACC
90
Final
92
Wilmington (DE) WILMU
17-7, 12-3 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Family HFU 34 56 90
Wilmington (DE) WILMU 46 46 92

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tigers Edged by Wildcats, 92-90



Newark, Del. - The Holy Family University men's basketball team's come-back bid from 15 points down late in the second half came up short as the Tigers dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) South Division contest at Wilmington University by the score of 92-90 on Tuesday night at the WU Athletics Complex. 
 
Score: Wilmington 92, Holy Family 90
Records: Holy Family (10-15, 8-8 CACC) | Wilmington (17-7, 12-3 CACC)
Location: Newark, Del. (WU Athletics Complex)
 
Statistical Leaders
Holy Family: Randy Bell (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek) (Points - 36) | Austin Chabot (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) & Maliq Sanders (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) (Rebounds - 9) | R. Bell (Assists - 5)
Wilmington: Tyaire Ponzo-Meek (Points - 23) | Nick Richars (Rebounds - 14) | T. Ponzo-Meek (Assists - 6)
 
How It Happened
Holy Family played catch up the entire game as the Tigers trailed by as many as 15 points on multiple occasions.  The latter coming at the 5:20 mark of the second half after Wilmington's Tyaire Ponzo-Meek capped a three-point play with a free throw that made the score 89-74. 
 
Over the next five minutes the Tigers rallied and went on a 16-2 run to come within one point of the tying the game.  During that span the Holy Family defense held Wilmington to 0-of-7 shooting from the field.  The Wildcats only points came on 3-of-4 from the free throw line.
 
Freshman Manny Casie (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) capped the Tigers run with a pair of free throws at the 1:17 mark that made the score 91-90.  After a defensive stop, Holy Family came up empty on its next possession.  However, the defense made another stop but a key offensive board by Ponzo-Meek with :24 seconds left forced the Tigers to instantly foul.
 
Masner Beauplan missed the front end of two attempts but made the second to give the Wildcats a 92-90 lead. Holy Family called a timeout with 9.4 seconds on the clock before executing its final possession of the game.  The Tigers managed to get a shot off but freshman Randy Bell (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek)'s three-point attempt in the final seconds came up short as the Wildcats held on to the two-point victory.
 
Holy Family nearly overcame two 15-point deficits in the game.  The Tigers trailed by 15 points (46-31) with :14 seconds left in the first half.  Holy Family cut the deficit down to one point by the 15:00 minute mark of the second half after junior Dyllon Hudson-Emory (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) knocked down a three-pointer to make the score 54-53.
 
Inside the Box Score
Holy Family: Bell recorded his second straight 30-plus point performance and sixth of the season after scoring a game-high 36 points (14-25 FG)…Bell also dished out a team-high five assists…Hudson-Emory totaled 15 points and eight rebounds… Freshmen Austin Chabot (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) and Maliq Sanders (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) both led the team with nine rebounds apiece… Chabot also totaled a season-high 11 points, while Sanders added 12 points…Casie scored a season-high nine points.
 
Wilmington: Ponzo-Meek was one of two players for the Wildcats to score 20-plus points… He finished with a team-high 23 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists… Ponzo-Meek was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line… Nick Richards totaled 20 points and 14 rebounds to record a double-double… Omari Dill-Pettiford added 15 points, while Beauplan produced 14 points.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 29th meeting between Holy Family and Wilmington in the NCAA Division II era.  The Tigers are now 20-9 versus the Wildcats.
 
Postseason Picture
The Tigers remain tied with the University of the Sciences for the final postseason spot in the South Division.  The Devils fell to Philadelphia University, 71-57, to even their conference record to 8-8, similar to the Tigers.  Both teams have three games remaining on the schedule with the Tigers holding the tie-break thanks to their regular season sweep over the Devils.
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 11 as the Tigers hit the road for the final time this regular season.  The Tigers will face Felician University for a 3:30 p.m. tip.
 
 
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