Men's Basketball

February 8, 2008

The Storyline:

The Post University men's basketball team welcomes Dominican College to the Drubner Center for a CACC contest ... Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m. ... Post has won three of its last four games, and enters the game with an 11-11 overall record and lead the CACC North with an 8-4 record ... Dominican is also 11-11 overall, and are in third place in the CACC North with a 6-5 record ... This is the first meeting of the season between the two schools, last year the Eagles took both meetings from the Chargers, 89-54 at home, and 74-73 on the road.

On The Web:

The Eagle Sports Network will carry the game live ... The Nike Pre-Game Show will begin following the Post-Dominican Women's game ... The webcast is available online at http://www.posteagles.com/.

Last Time Out:

Senior swingman Arthur Robertson recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds, as the Post University men's basketball team defeated Caldwell College, 63-55, Tuesday evening at the Drubner Center.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 11-11 overall, and 8-4 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). Caldwell falls to 8-13 overall and 6-5 in the CACC.

Robertson, who was named CACC Honorable mention on Monday, connected on 5-of-9 from the field and 11-of-14 from the free throw line. He also had three assists, and five steals in 35 minutes of action.

Junior AJ Reitter chipped in with 18 points on 6-of-15 shooting. The junior forward sank four three-pointers and grabbed four rebounds, in addition to having two blocks and a steal.

Quick Hits:

Post leads the CACC in field goal percentage defense with games played through February 3, with a 40.5 opponent field goal percentage ... That mark also ranked the Eagles 26th among NCAA Division II schools ... In addition, the Eagles are ranked third in the CACC in blocked shots, and 27th in Division II with 4.4 per game ... With games played through February 3, senior Arthur Robertson is ranked third in the CACC and 39th in Division II in rebounding, with 8.8 caroms per contest ... He enters this afternoon's game averaging 9.0 rebounds after pulling down 11 against Caldwell on Tuesday night ... For his career, Robertson has grabbed 748 rebounds, for a career average of 7.4 per game ... Senior Peter Lawal has amassed 944 points in his career, and needs to average 11.2 points over the five games remaining in the regular season to reach the 1,000-point plateau.

On Deck:

Post will host Bloomfield College on February 13 in a CACC contest ... The 13th is also "Think Pink" Night, as both the men's and women's basketball teams will help raise awareness for the fight against Breast Cancer ... Fans wearing an article of pink clothing with receive free admission ... S.A.A.C. will also be collecting donations for the American Cancer Society.