Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa.- Looking to build off of two consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) victories in the past 10 days, the Immaculata men's basketball team hosted Rutgers-Camden (2-6) in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Alumnae Hall, but the Mighty Macs (2-4) struggled shooting the ball and fell to the Scarlet Raptors, 57-50.
 
For the game, the Macs were 20-for-72 (27.8%) from the field, 7-for-30 (23.3%) from beyond the arc, and 3-for-8 (37.5%) from the free throw line as they were unable to establish any sort of rhythm offensively.  The Mighty Macs also lost the battle on the glass, 61-30.
 
Senior Rodney Duncan led the way with 14 points, and he was joined in double figures by junior Roy Ferrell Jr. (13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals) and freshman Mike Piekarski (11 points, 4 steals).
 
The Mighty Macs started well, scoring seven of the first 10 points of the game to take a 7-3 lead less than four minutes in on a pair of field goals by Piekarski and a triple by Duncan.  The lead would grow as large as five at 10-5 after a three by Ferrell Jr., but the Scarlet Raptors went on a 7-2 spurt to take their first lead of the day.
 
The lead would go back and forth until the game was tied 18-18 with 10 to go in the first half.  Rutgers-Camden then went on a 10-2 run to give them the largest lead of the game for either team at 28-20 with 5:12 remaining before the break.
 
IU would close the period on a little 6-1 spurt and trailed 29-26 going into the half.
 
After halftime, the Mighty Macs came out on fire.  Ferrell Jr. hit a three in the first possession and Duncan followed with one of his own to give IU a 32-29 lead.  Following a Rutgers-Camden lay-up, senior Tony Calamaro hit a fast break lay-up.  The Scarlet Raptors responded with a bucket, but Duncan stepped up and hit a three, stole the inbounds pass, and fed Piekarski for another bucket to force a timeout with IU leading 39-33, their largest of the game.
 
The Macs then went cold and didn't score again until the 12:51 mark when Ferrell Jr. hit a fastbreak lay-up to keep IU in front, 41-39.
 
With the game tied at 42-42 with 8:16 remaining, Ferrell Jr. hit a lay-up and freshman Jimmy Markham tipped in an offensive rebound to get the lead back to four at 46-42, but from there, IU hit just 2-of-13 attempts down the stretch.
 
The Scarlet Raptors took advantage of that and scored seven straight to go up 49-46 before a Ferrell Jr. jumper cut the deficit to 49-48 with 2:43 remaining.
 
From there, Rutgers-Camden salted the game away at the free throw line with the remaining eight points coming from the line.
 
The Macs will close out their four game home stand this Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. when they host Arcadia at Alumnae Hall.