Holy Family Basketball Teams Beat Chestnut Hill

PHILADELPHIA — The Holy Family University women’s basketball team had four players score in double figures as the Tigers went on to a 94-42 victory over Chestnut Hill College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest at the Campus Center Thursday night. The Center is located just down Frankford Avenue from the Andalusia section of Bensalem.

According to a release, Holy Family, ranked 21st in the USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II National Top-25 Coaches’ Poll and second in the NCAA Division II East Region Poll, improves to 14-3 overall and 11-1 in the CACC.  Chestnut Hill is now 6-14 and 4-9 in the CACC after the loss.

Freshman Katie Duma led a quartet of scorers that finished with double-figures as she scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Holy Family offense.  Graduate student Samantha Thompson (Southampton, Pa./St. Basil’s) finished with 14 points, while senior Catherine Carr (Bernardsville, N.J./Bernards) contributed 12 points.  Senior Meghan Gibson (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) also finished in double-figures with ten points.

Holy Family is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 5 as the Tigers host Bloomfield College in a CACC contest at the Campus Center.  Game time is slated for 1 p.m.

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In men’s action, Sophomore Khiry Hankins scored a season-high 21 points as the Holy Family University men’s basketball team defeated Chestnut Hill College, 64-63, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest at the Campus Center also on Thursday night.

Holy Family improves to 5-15 overall and 3-7 in the CACC, while Chestnut Hill falls to 8-11 overall and 5-6 in the CACC. 

With less than a minute to play, Chestnut Hill cut the Holy Family lead to one point after sophomore Francis Ashe scored a layup to make the score 64-63. 

After both teams failed to score on their next possessions, freshman Alberto Munoz grabbed an important rebound off a missed shot by Chestnut Hill as the Griffins were forced to foul with only 2.7 seconds left on the clock.

Munoz was rewarded two free throws, but came up short on both attempts to give Chestnut Hill one final possession.  On the upcoming inbound, freshman Rashaad Sneed intercepted the pass running out the clock to secure the victory for Holy Family. 

Junior Tim Smith (Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty) tallied 16 points to go along with a game-high nine assists.  Fellow classmate Sam Mushman (Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII) added 11 points off the bench after shooting 4-of-5 from the field.

Holy Family is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 5 as the Tigers host Bloomfield College in a CACC contest at the Campus Center.  Game time is slated for 3 p.m.