Box Score

ROSEMONT, Pa. – Fifth-seeded Immaculata University's men's basketball team saw its 2016-17 season come to end in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Tournament Quarterfinals Monday night with a 102-78 loss at fourth-seeded Rosemont College.
 
Immaculata ends the year with a 12-14 overall record, while Rosemont advances to the conference semifinals against top-seeded Neumann with a 16-10 mark.
 
Senior Roy Ferrell Jr. led a trio of Immaculata scorers in double figures with 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Freshman Jordan Ambrose and senior Michael Griffin III each added 10 points, as Ambrose also grabbed five rebounds. Freshman Jeffery Powell-Young added eight points, four rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot. Sophomore Mike Piekarski had seven points to go along with a team-best seven rebounds, as well as having two assists and four blocked shots. Junior Eric Pittman Jr. added seven points.
 
The Mighty Macs got on the scoreboard first as Piekarski put in a layup 54 seconds into the game, but the Ravens scored 11-straight points before Immaculata could answer for the 11-2 edge with 16:47 to play in the opening half.
 
Pittman Jr. got the second bucket of the night for Immaculata at the 16:08 mark to make it an 11-4 contest. However, Rosemont followed with a 16-1 run that began to distance the hosts from their guests. The Ravens' spurt gave them a 27-5 lead with 8:39 to play in the half, and the run included four 3-point field goals.
 
Another trey by Rosemont gave the Ravens their largest lead of the first half (51-20) with 1:01 remaining before halftime. However, the Mighty Macs were able to take a little momentum into the locker room with an 8-1 run to end the half, and Immaculata trailed Rosemont, 52-28, at the break.
 
During the first five minutes of the second half the teams traded baskets as Immaculata was not able to chip any further into Rosemont's lead than 22 points. The Mighty Macs were down 60-38 with 16:18 left in the contest, when the Ravens against put a scoring string together. Rosemont outscored Immaculata, 17-4, during this run that put the Ravens ahead, 77-42, at the 12:21 mark.
 
Rosemont built a 39-point lead with just over eight minutes to go in the contest that proved too much for Immaculata to overcome. The Ravens led by 34 (96-62) with four minutes to play, but the Mighty Macs were able to go on a 9-1 run that brought Immaculata to within 26 (97-71) with 2:12 to go. The Mighty Macs hit two more three's and a free throw during the final two minutes of the contest, while limiting the Ravens to five points for the final 24-point margin.
 
Seniors Mike Sturdivant Jr. (six points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals) and Matt Simon (two points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal) also wrapped up their Immaculata careers Monday night.