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Holy Family University Athletics
Header Claw
MBKB - Maliq Sanders
Stephen Pellegrino
69
Chestnut Hill CHCM 5-20, 4-14 CACC
75
Winner Holy Family HFU 4-22, 3-15 CACC
Chestnut Hill CHCM
5-20, 4-14 CACC
69
Final
75
Holy Family HFU
4-22, 3-15 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chestnut Hill CHCM 45 24 69
Holy Family HFU 42 33 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tigers Complete Season Sweep of Griffins



Philadelphia, Pa. - The Holy Family University men's basketball team recorded the season sweep over its division rival by the score of 75-69 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest on Wednesday night inside the Campus Center Gymnasium.
 
Score: Holy Family 75, Chestnut Hill 69
Records: Holy Family (4-22, 3-15 CACC) | Chestnut Hill (5-20, 4-14 CACC)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Campus Center Gymnasium)
 
Statistical Leaders
Holy Family: M. Sanders (22) - Points | S. Griffin, M. Power & M. Sanders (7) - Rebounds | M. Power (7) - Assists
Chestnut Hill: L. Awl (15) - Points | T. Toplyn (8) - Rebounds | D. Isaac (8) - Assists
 
How It Happened
 
* Both teams shot lights out in the first half as Holy Family connected on 54-percent of its shots.  Sophomore Sean Griffin (Abington, Pa./philmont Christian) shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the field to lead the team with 13 points off the bench in the opening half.  Chestnut Hill on the other hand came away with a 74-percent shooting percentage knocking down 17-of-23 overall and 8-of-10 from deep range. The Griffins though only held a three-point lead at halftime, 45-42.
 
* In the second half both teams cooled off offensively.  The Tigers held the Griffins to just 28-percent shooting a differential of 46-percent compared to the opening half. 
 
* With the game tied at 54-54, Holy Family went on a 10-0 run to take the lead for good.  Junior Mekhi Bryant (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsburg (Baltimore City C.C.)) highlighted the rally with a pair of three-pointers as the Tigers led 64-54 at the 9:28 mark. The Griffins would cut the lead down to three points on two occasions with the latter coming at the 2:22 mark.  A layup score by Liban Awl made the score 70-67, but another three-pointer by Bryant on the following possession gave the Tigers wiggle room in the final two minutes to hold off the Griffins.
 
Inside the Box Score
Holy Family: Sophomore Maliq Sanders (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) led the Tigers with a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds and three steals… Griffin finished the night with 19 points after missing just one of his 10 shot attempts… He also grabbed seven rebounds… Bryant totaled 11 points and dished out five assists… Freshman Michael Power (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) contributed seven points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals… Freshman Terrell Jones (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) added 12 points.
 
Chestnut Hill: Awl finished with a team-high 15 points off the bench to go along with six rebounds… Tony Toplyn, Jr. finished with 13 points and eight boards, while Chris Evans and Roman Letterlough each added 10 points apiece.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 22nd meeting between Holy Family and Chestnut Hill since the start of the 2007-08 season.  The Tigers are now 16-6 versus the Griffins in that span and have won the last nine contests in the series.
 
Next Up
Holy Family will conclude the 2017-18 season on Saturday, Feb. 24 as the Tigers travel to face city rival Jefferson in a CACC contest. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. at the Gallagher Center.
 
 
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