The Basics

• Final Score: Centenary 84, Rosemont 76,
• Records: Rosemont 12-13, 10-8 CSAC, Centenary 14-11, 10-8 CSAC.
• The Ravens sliced the deficit to only two points with less than three minutes remaining, but Centenary fended off the Ravens down the stretch.
• Seniors Ryan McGee and Marcus Thomas were honored in pre-game ceremony for Senior Day.
• Location: Rosemont, Pa. - Alumnae Hall

How It Happened

• Rosemont was fighting an uphill battle most of the afternoon, unable to gain traction to pull away from Centenary. The Cyclones opened up the game with an 8-2 lead with less than three minutes played, but the Ravens fought back over the next 3:22 to take their first lead of the game, 11-10 on a jumper by Jamier Hughes with 13:48 on the clock. A trey from Mekhi Clemons would put the Ravens on top by three, 17-14 with 12:13 on the clock, but the Cyclones would outscore Rosemont 9-2 to give the visitors a 25-19 lead with 7:32 remaining in the half.

• Centenary would extend their lead to eight, 29-21 with 5:48 on the scoreboard, but the Ravens again fought back with a 7-0 run, punctuated by a layup from Kyle Lafferty to get back to within a point with 3:41 remaining. Centenary would end the period by extending their lead to four points at the break, 35-31.

• The two teams would remain embroiled in a close contest, but Centenary started to get some separation from the home side, extending their lead to nine points, 44-35 with 17:02 remaining. With the Ravens still trailing by nine with 13:55 on the clock, the home side outscored the Cyclones 6-0 to claw back to within three points of the lead with 12:58 left. Centenary would again advance their lead to nine points, 63-54 with 8:10 remaining, but the Ravens would not go away.

• Rosemont would outscore the Cyclones 13-6 to draw within two points of the lead, 67-65 with 5:18 left. Trailing 72-70 with 2:52 on the clock, the Ravens would stay close, but would not get any closer to Centenary down the stretch as the Cyclones outscored the Ravens 12-6 down the stretch.

Ravens' Top Performers

• Marcus Thomas was the featured offensive player for Rosemont, leading the Ravens with 22 points on his Senior Day effort.
• Khai Roberts and Kyle Lafferty each hit for 11 points in the ballgame.
• Clayton Wolfe and Itay Levy rounded out the Ravens scoring in double-digits, each putting 10 points on the board.

For the Cyclones

• Myles McLeod had 22 points before getting into foul trouble, but still led Centenary in scoring with 24 points.
• Hanif Holloway had 12 points for the Cyclones.
• Zachary Duymich (11) and Anthohny Bailey (10) both scored in double-digits for the visitors.

Stats of the Game

• Centenary shot 55.6% from the field compared to the Ravens' 37.3%
• The Ravens had 4 steals and -4 turnovers compared to Centenary.
• Centenary scored five more field goals than the Ravens (30 vs. 25) but the Ravens had the advantage from downtown (8 vs. 4).
• Centenary made more free throws (by two), but had many more opportunities (eight).

Up Next
The Ravens will wait until the official announcement from the CSAC to determine who and when they will play in the CSAC Postseason Tournament. Please keep an eye on the Rosemont Ravens web site or our Twitter feed or our Facebook page for announcements about the game, which will be played on Monday, 2/22.