Both Basketball Squads Return to Action After the Holiday Break
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Nov. 23, 2011) – After the Thanksgiving holiday, both the C.W. Post men's and women's basketball teams will return to game action over the weekend. The Pioneer women will be taking part in two games at the Dowling College Holiday Tournament while the men will have the first home game of the season on Sunday.
The women's team has started the season 3-1, which includes a three game winning streak after dropping the season opener. C.W. Post will face off against Caldwell on Saturday, Nov. 26, for a 2 p.m. start and then will start at the same time on Sunday, Nov. 27, against Felician. Both games will take place at Dowling College.
To this point, the squad has outscored its opponents on average by a total of 8.0 points per game with the team combining for a season average of 73.8 points per game. The Pioneers have been helped by good team ball movement to create open opportunities with a 19.8 assist per game average. The team has also controlled the backboard, holding a positive 9.8 average rebounding margin over opponents.
Senior
Felicia Joyner (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) has had a strong start to the season, averaging 20.3 points per game through the first four contests. She is also coming off of back-to-back 23 point efforts. She is also shooting the ball with tremendous accuracy, hitting on 50.7 percent over her field goal attempts. Junior
Nicolette Marciniak (Brooklyn, N.Y.) is also starting the season strong, averaging a double-double with 11.8 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game.
The great ball movement that has been seen so far this year can be greatly contributed to a pair of point guards for the Pioneers. Junior
Ashley Caggiano (Holtsville, N.Y.) and sophomore
Kenyatta Sears (Hampton, Va.) have averaged a total of 10.8 assists per game combined, with Caggiano leading the team with six per game.
The Cougars of Caldwell will be the first opponent on the weekend for C.W. Post, as the team is off to a 1-2 start. The team's lone victory came over Bridgeport back on Nov. 16 with an 80-75 overtime victory over the Purple Knights. As a team, Caldwell has average 62.3 points per games and have had averaged 41.7 rebounds per game.
Torey Jones has been the team's leading scorer to this point, putting together a 19.0 point per game average while also totaling 15 assists through the first three games. Jeanette Anderson is averaging a double-double for the Cougars with averages of 10.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
Sunday's opponent, the Felician Golden Falcons, is also off to a 1-2 start. And similar to the Cougars, the team's lone victory came against an ECC opponent in Queens back on Nov. 16 as the Golden Falcons pulled out a 80-40 victory. Felician also averages 62.3 points per game, while the team's defense has been steady with a 12.0 steals per game to go along with 3.7 blocks a game.
Destiny Barnette has connected on eight shots from beyond the arc, helping to put up a 16.0 point per game average to lead the team. Jessica Ford has been the team's top rebounder, pulling down 8.3 boards a game.
On the men's side, the C.W. Post men's basketball team will open up play in the Pratt Center for the season with a 2 p.m. home against Felician on Sunday, Nov. 27.
The Pioneers are off to a 3-1 start that has seen an explosive offense come firing out of the gates. To this point, the squad is averaging 92.8 points per game with opponents averaging 89.3 points a game. The team is also shooting an impressive 50 percent from the field to go along with a positive 4.5 average advantage on the boards against opponents.
Reigning ECC Player of the Year and senior,
Stefan Bonneau (Middletown, N.Y.), has begun this season right where he left off last years. Thus far, he is averaging a time leading 24.3 points per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field that includes a 39.3 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Junior
Tobin Carberry (Hamden, Conn.) is also averaging over 20 points a game, as he is right behind Bonneau with a 22.8 per game clip while shooting 54.8 percent. He is also the team leader in rebounds from the guard position, hauling in 8.3 a game.
Sophomore
Vaughn Allen (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) has continued his strong play from his rookie campaign, as he is close to a double-double average with 13.0 points per game to go along with 8.0 rebounds per game. He is also shooting a team leading 56.8 percent from the field. Transfer senior guard,
Terry Coleman (Newburgh, N.Y.), has stepped in and made an impact on the team as he is averaging 4.3 assists per game while averaging 27.8 minutes.
The men's squad of Felician is off to a 0-3 start, with all three losses coming to Northeast 10 opponents. The team will be looking to improve on averaging 58.3 points per game while giving up 83.0 points a game to opponents and allowing teams to shoot 51.7 percent. The Golden Falcons have remained even with opponents on the glass, as both Felician and its opponents have averaged 35.0 rebounds a game.
Antoine Tobery is the leading scorer for the Falcons with a 12.3 point per game average to go with a 56.2 field goal percentage. He is also leading the team in rebounding average with 7.0. John Tello is the lone other Falcon averaging double-figures with 10.7 points a game.