Ravens Top Mighty Macs for Much-Needed Conference Win

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The Basics

  • Final Score: Rosemont 92, Immaculata 80
  • Records: Rosemont 7-9, 5-4 CSAC. Immaculata: 6-10, 5-4 CSAC
  • Ravens built an 18-point lead in the first half and fended off  a comeback attempt by the Mighty Macs in the second half
  • The Ravens won tonight's game wire-to-wire
  • The two teams are now tied for 5th place in the CSAC, just one game out of 2nd place
  • Location: Rosemont, PA – Alumnae Hall


How It Happened

  • The Ravens got out to a hot start and scored the first 10 points of the game in 2:44 of playing time. Leading 19-6, the Mighty Macs would whittle the lead back to eight points, 19-11 with 12:09 to play in the half, but the Ravens would put together a 10-0 run over the next four minutes to take a comfortable 18-point lead, 29-11 with 8:09 remaining in the half.
  • Immaculata would again try a comeback in the half, getting to within nine points of the Ravens, 34-25 with 3:53 on the clock, but the Ravens would silence that, ending the half on a 11-2 run over the final three minutes to take a comfortable 47-29 lead going into the break.
  • Ahead by 19 to start the half after a Marcus Thomas bucket from downtown to make the score 50-31, the Mighty Macs would put together a 10-0 run of their own to get the difference back down to only nine points with 15 ½ minutes left. The Ravens would slowly build their lead up to a game-high 20 points on a Khai Roberts layup, to make the score 69-49 with nine minutes left in the game.
  • Immaculata would hammer away, cutting the lead by 13 points  as the Ravens would lead 78-71 with 3:38 left in the game, but good free throw shooting down the stretch by Clayton Wolfe, Marcus Thomas, and Khai Roberts surrounding field goals by Roberts and Thomas would enable the Ravens to hang on to their lead to close out the game.
Ravens' Top Performers
  • Marcus Thomas had another strong night, scoring 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field and 7-for-8 from the line.
  • Jamier Hughes scored 14 and had nine rebounds.
  • Clayton Wolfe added 14 points while Khai Roberts scored 13 and Kyle Lafferty scored 12.
For the Mighty Macs
  • Roy Ferrell Jr. led Immaculata with 19 points
  • Matt Simon scored 12 and Mike Piekarski just missed a double-double, scoring nine points with 10 rebounds.

Stats of the Game

  • The Ravens shot 56.1% from the field compared to 47.4% by Immaculata
  • The Ravens hit five more field goals than Immaculata (32 vs. 27), which was the main scoring difference in the contest.

Up Next

  • The Ravens are scheduled host Marywood in a CSAC contest on Saturday at 2:00pm. Given the impending Winter storm, there is an excellent chance that the game will be rescheduled. Please follow the schedule changes on the Rosemont Ravens web site, or by following the Ravens on Twitter or Facebook for the latest updates.