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Adrian Moffatt and Maurice Reevey Earn CIAA All-Rookie Team Honors Hampton, VA ~ With the CIAA tournament ready to kick-off in less than a week, the conference sports information directors announce their top rookies of the conference. Two of Saint Paul's College's star players garner this honor as selection on this prestige team. Adrian Moffatt, 6-foot 4-inch guard from Newport News, Virginia and Maurice Reevey, 6-foot 6-inch forward from Richmond, VA both earned the right to be named as 2008 All-CIAA Rookie Team Members. Adrian Moffatt graduate of Menchville High School (Newport News, VA), averages 12.3 points per game and currently sit at 16th in the conference in scoring with 245 points for the season. Moffatt is 8th in the conference in 3-point percentage(.378) converting on 42 of 111 3-pointers on the year. So far this season Moffatt has posted 15 double figure scoring games, 1 double figure rebounding game, and has netted career highs of 22, 20, and 19. Adrian Moffatt currently leads the team in 3-point attempts and 3-pointers made; he also ranks second in overall scoring. Maurice Reevey currently averages 11 points per game placing him at 21st in overall scoring for the conference. Reevey continuously hits the glass hard earning him 12th in overall rebounding in the conference with 6.3 per game also averaging 3.81 defensive rebounds per game. Reevey currently leads the Tigers in rebounds, free throw attempts and free throws made. So far this season Reevey has scored 17 double figure games netting career highs of 25, 20, and 17. He has also posted three double games with 10 rebounds. Congratulations Adrian Moffatt and Maurice Reevey.
Last Basketball Game of The Season Senior Night Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night
February 21, 2008
February 7, 2008
“Barn Burner determines who is King of the Jungle”
Lawrenceville, VA ~ The Lions of Lincoln University traveled to Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium to take on the Tigers of Saint Paul’s College in what turned out to be one of the most exciting games of the season. With the game in overtime and the adrenaline flowing, the Tigers excitingly overtake the Lions to win, 106-108 producing their first two game winning streak of the season.
The first half of this game had the makings of a blowout for the Tigers. Going into half-time down 50-31, the Lions had a lot to discuss about what they were going to do in the second half.
The half time pep talk seemed to be productive for Lincoln, as they returned in the second half lessening the lead the Tigers held to three with two minutes left on the clock. Dante Blanton-Holcombe (G, 6-3, Jr, Baltimore, MD) decided he would take over the game for the Lions. Blanton-Holcombe scoring on a lay-up and then a 3-pointer tied the game up 94-94, at the end of regulation sending these jungle animals into overtime.
Having being outscored in the second half by the Lions, SPC would wake-up and respond in overtime. With time winding down, the Lions and Tigers trade basket to determine the top scorer. With 1:17 left in the extra period, LU’s Emmanuel Kakulu sinks two free throws increasing the Lions lead to five. Adrian Moffatt returns the favor for the Tigers by knocking down the first of three 3-pointers for the Tigers making the score, 102-104.
With Less than a minute left in the game Marcus Mitchell pulls the trigger on the second 3-pointer in this spectacular finale sending the Tigers up 105-104. Blanton-Holcombe immediately responds with a lay-up converting on his 49th point of the game, leaving less than ten seconds on the clock.
Marcus Mitchell was not done with his damage on the Lions, with one second remaining on the clock, Mitchell lands the finishing move on Lincoln with a 3-pointer producing the games final score,108-106.
The Tigers had a scoring frenzy tonight placing six players in double figures. Marcus Mitchell led SPC in scoring with 22 points and 7 rebounds, connecting on 6 of 10 field goals from behind the 3-point arc. Adrian Moffatt (17 points and 12 rebounds) and Maurice Reevey ( 15 points and 10 rebounds) both displayed all-around performance tonight netting double-double figures. Shahumaad Jones (16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks), Bruce Royal (18 points and 9 assists), and Anthony Wynn (10 points and 9 rebounds) all played exceptionally well.
The Tigers will be back on the road as they travel to Elizabeth City State University on Saturday to take on the Vikings. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. January 31, 2008 Tigers Hurt in Defeat by Golden Bulls Lawrenceville, VA ~ The Saint Paul's College Tigers were defeated at home by the Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls, 81-74. The Tigers fought hard but could not match the efforts of Johnson C. Smith. The Golden Bulls placed four players in double figures, but SPC was not far behind having three of their players score double figures. George Leseur led all Tiger scorers with 17 points. Other top scores were Bruce Royal with 16 points and Maurice Reevey with 10 points. Center Shahumaad Jones was injured in tonights contest. The Tigers return to action on Saturday, February 2 at Virginia State University. Game time is scheduled for 4:00pm. Livingstone College - 84 VS Saint Paul's College - 65 January 29, 2008 Lawrenceville, VA ~ The Livingstone College Blue Bears (9-9 Overall, 4-7 CIAA) traveled to Lawrencville, VA where they defeated the Tigers of Saint Paul's College, 84 - 65. The Tigers were led in scoring by Salisbury, North Carolina native, Marcus Mitchell with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Freshman Adrian Moffatt added another 11 points. Tonight's game marked the debut of Jermaine Dabney, sophomore guard from Newport News, Virginia. Dabney also contributed 7 points. The Tigers continue action at home on Thursday, January 29 when they face the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University. Game time is slated for 7:30pm. Saint Paul's College "TIGERS" - 68 VS Fayetteville State University "BRONCOS" - 87 Fayetteville, NC (1/27/08) ~ Being down by only five at halftime the Tigers come out in the second half with hopes of an immediate comeback but never get it going. Five points would be as close as they would come to equaling the Broncos. Winning the game 68-87, the Broncos scored 3 players in double figures. FSU's Andy Gebru led all scorers with 28 points on 7 of 10 shooting from behind the three point arc. He was assisted by Phillipe Harris with 15 points and Davon Hood with 13 points. Even in the Tigers losing efforts, they placed four players in double figures. Bruce Royal led all SPC scorers with 14 points. Shahumaad Jones assisted Royal in scoring by contributing his season high of 12 points, and Adrian Moffatt and George Leseur added 12 and 11 points respectively. The Tigers record drops to 5-8 overall and 2-7 in the CIAA conference. The Tigers look to redeem themselves on Tuesday when they play host to the Livingstone College Blue Bears. Game Time is set for 7:30 pm at the Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium, Lawrenceville, VA. The Saint Paul's College Athletics Department will be honoring Breast Cancer Awareness with two WBCA THINK PINK basketball games on February 14th and 16th. During these games your Lady Tigers and Tigers basketball teams will display their support of the fight against breast cancer by wearing their pink and pink ribbons along with all faculty and staff of Saint Paul's College. Come out and show your support in the fight by participating in these two games which donations will be made to breast cancer funds and other organizations. Any questions on SPC's THINK PINK games please call (434) 848-1828. Moffatt Earns Third CIAA Rookie of the Week Honor Hampton, VA ~ Freshman Adrian Moffatt (Newport News, VA) was named CIAA men's basketball Rookie of the Week on Monday, January 21, 2008. This is the third time Moffatt, a graduate of Menchville High School (Newport News, VA) has received this honor. Moffatt is a 6 foot 4 inch guard for the Saint Paul's Tigers and weighs in at approximately 180 pounds. Currently Moffatt has played in 10 of 11 games for the Tigers and has started in each game. Wearing jersey number "1," Moffatt is the second leading scorer for the team averaging 13.9 points per game and 4 rebounds per game. Moffatt has scored in double figures in all but one game he has played in this season and has a season/career high of 22 points which he earned against Saint Augustine's College(November 11, 2007). In the CIAA, Moffatt sits at ninth in overall scoring ( 139 points, 10 games played, 13.9 pt/g); eighth in free percentage (.778%); ninth in 3-point percentage ( .370 %) and seventh in 3-pointers made (20). Adrian has helped lead his team to a 5-6 overall record and 2-5 CIAA Conference record. Come check out Moffatt and the rest of the Saint Paul's Tigers on Thursday as they host the reigning CIAA Champion, Elizabeth City State University Vikings at Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium. Game will begin at 7:30 p.m. Five Players with Double Figures Launch Tigers Past the Bears Raleigh, NC (01/22/08) ~ With just seven players on the bench and two of their key players out due to injury, the Tigers of Saint Paul's College manage to outscore the Shaw University Bears, 76-71. With the season leading scorer and rebounder, Jack Browne, possibly out for the rest of the season and the second leading scorer Adrian Moffatt benched due to a minor injury, the rest of the Tigers step up to garner another conference win. Led by Bruce Royal with 23 points, 4 assists and 1 steal the SPC outscored the Bears by 9 in the second half. Going into halftime with the score 29-33 in favor of Shaw, the Bears open the second increasing their lead to seven before the Tigers make their rally to come back. With 12:04 left in the game Shahumaad Jones (4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assist) tips the ball in on the rebound overtaking the Bears, 47-48. From there on, the Tigers would hold on to win the game and improve to 5-6 overall, and 2-5 in the CIAA conference. Royal was not alone in his scoring efforts, SPC had four other players score in double figures. Both Anthony Wynn with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and Maurice Reevey with 10 points and 10 rebounds produced double-double game performances on the night. Marcus Mitchell along with George Leseur netted 11 points each in the game also. The Tigers of Saint Paul's College look to improve their ranking on Thursday, January 24, 2008 when they host the Vikings of Elizabeth City State University. Gametime is set for 7:30p.m. at Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium, Lawrenceville, VA. January 20, 2008 Johnson C. Smith Drop Tigers, 77-67 Bruce Royal led the Tiger offensive attack, with 16 points. Fellow teammates, Maurice Reevey, Marcus Mitchell, and Adrian Moffatt rounded out the double digit scorers 12, 11, and 11, points respectively. The Tigers look to improve on their record when they travel to Shaw University on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm. January 15, 2008 Tigers Stop the Stampede of Broncos Lawrenceville, VA~ Traveling from North Carolina with high hopes of ruining the SPC's night, the Broncos of Fayetteville State stampede into Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium. After a hard fought loss against Virginia Union on Saturday, the Tigers look to regain their mojo by adding another a notch in the winners column. Tonight the Tigers showed no mercy. Displaying spectacular passing and superb shooting SPC marched their way to victory. Led by preseason all conference pick Jack Browne the Tigers outwitted the Broncos, 92-65. The Tigers absolutely flexed their offensive muscle tonight. Jack Brown lead all scores with 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting. Behind him with another all-around complete game was last weeks Rookie of the Week, Adrian Moffatt. Moffatt scored 17 points hitting 5 of 5 shots from behind the 3-point arc. Other scorers for Saint Paul's were Bruce Royal and Marcus Mitchell who respectively scored 15 and 11 points. Do not get it wrong, this Broncos team is tough having being the only conference team to defeat Virginia Union, FSU recorded three players in double figures. Sophomore Davon Hood posted a team high of 17 points and 3 rebounds, followed by Phillippe Harris with 14 points and Derek Holmes with 11 points. The Broncos also forced 20 turnovers from the Tigers. FSU falls to 6-9 overall and 2-5 in the conference. The Tigers improve their record to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the CIAA conference. SPC looks to continue improving their record with their next game against the Newport News Apprentice School. Game time is scheduled for 7:00pm in Newport News on Thursday, January 17, 2008.
January 11, 2008 "Tigers top Lincoln Behind Browns 25 Points" Sophomore guard Ladaye Johnson scored a career-high 32 points for Lincoln University of Pennsylvania’s, 93-80, setback to visiting Saint Paul’s College in men’s basketball action Thursday night at Manuel Rivero Hall. Playing its first game in 26 days, Lincoln (1-12) sliced a 20-point second-half deficit to three points with under seven minutes remaining. However, that effort was not enough to offset the balanced Tigers, who placed four players in double figures highlighted by Jack Browne’s 25 point, 10-rebound performance. Brown leads the CIAA in scoring and rebounding. Also notching double-doubles for Saint Paul’s College were Maurice Reevey (17 points, 10 rebounds) and Bruce Royal (16 points, 11 assists). Adrian Moffatt, the 10th leading scorer in the CIAA, added 19 points for the Tigers (2-4). Despite Johnson’s effort, Lincoln trailed, 57-38, at intermission. Saint Paul’s finished the first half by outscoring Lincoln, 31-11, over the final 10 minutes. Dante Blanton-Holcombe fueled Lincoln’s second half surge by scoring 16 of his points. Eugene Smith’s lay-up with 7:58 remaining pulled Lincoln to within, 77-74. That was as close as Lincoln would get. Saint Paul’s scored the next 11 points to open an 88-74 advantage with 4:11 remaining. Lincoln went scoreless for 3:47. January 9, 2008 Saint Paul's College Tigers - 76 VS Saint Augustine's College Falcons - 79 Jack Browne, the CIAA’s leading scorer and rebounder, scored 28 points including 14 in the first half for the Tigers (1-4, 0-3 CIAA), who opened a 14-point lead on 53.8 percent first-half shooting. Bruce Royal added 18 points and Adrian Moffatt added 11 points for the Tigers, who also got 11 rebounds from Anthony Wynn. The Tigers out rebounded the Falcons 45-31.
December 16, 2007 BOWIE STATE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE TIGERS
BOWIE, MD ~ Making only their third home appearance in eight games, BSU’s Bulldogs took advantage of the opportunity defeating the undermanned Tigers of Saint Paul’s College 95-69.
Saint Paul’s was shown no mercy by the Bulldogs of Bowie State as they jumped out to a quick double figure (16-6) lead five minutes into the game. Saint Paul’s went scoreless over a 4:37 stretch and trailed Bowie State 22-6 by the 12:31 mark of the first half. Making matters worse, the Tigers did not reach double digits in scoring until after the midway point of the opening period. By that time, the BSU lead had ballooned to 24-10 and eventually to 42-18 by the half. The Bulldogs held the Tigers to 32.1 percent shooting from the field, allowing SPC just nine field goals on 28 attempts.
Bowie State’s offensive storm continued in the second half with the Bulldogs hitting 19-of-34 from the field, including five out of 10 behind the arc. Saint Paul’s showed tremendous improvement from the field as well in the final 20 minutes of play, sticking 19-of-35 attempts that included seven-of-14 behind the three-point line.
Jack Brown led St. Paul’s (1-3 / 0-2 in the CIAA and 0-1 in the East) with a game-high 28 points to go along with a team-high nine rebounds. Shahumaad Jones, playing his first game of the season for St. Paul’s added 13 points in the loss.
This was the last game of 2007 for the Tigers. The SPC will return to action making its first appearance of the New Year on January 8 as the take on the Falcons of Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Reevey Earns Rookie of the Week Honors
Lawrenceville, VA - Monday the CIAA office announced that freshman Maurice Reevey has been names as Rookie of the Week for his spectacular play in last week's game. Reevey a 6'6" forward native of Richmond, VA, scored double figures in the Tigers game against Catawba University on Saturday. The game held in Charlotte, NC at Brayboy Gymnasium was one that was lost by the Tigers, but not before Reevey's 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists were posted. December 09, 2007
TIGERS COULD NOT BE TAMED IN VICTORY OVER COLUMBIA UNION “Browne’s third consecutive double double, spark Tigers first win”
Lawrenceville, VA ~ The Tigers of Saint Paul’s College (0-1 CIAA, 1-1 Overall) earn their first win of the season by defeating the Columbia Union College Pioneers (0-5 Overall), 106 – 69.
Just as the Tigers, the Pioneers marched into Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium looking for their first win, but would end up nowhere near it. Saint Paul’s jumped out to a great start with a 9-0 lead seizing all momentum away from Columbia Union and never relinquishing it. By the twelve minute mark of the first half the Tigers had already increased their lead by double digits with the score showing 20-9.
With a halftime score of 51-25, the Tigers already smelled their opponent’s eminent defeat and began the second half with striking force. SPC continued to rally increasing their lead to almost 40 points before the first ten minutes of the half was even complete.
With pre-season pick All-CIAA Jack Browne (32 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal) leading the way and earning his third consecutive double double of the season, the Tigers seemed untamable to the Pioneers. Browne’s spectacular play excited the fans and sparked his teammates into playing at the level of confidence and skill in which he performed. As a team the Tigers the shot 59.2% from field goal range and had 5 players score double figures.
Freshmen Maurice Reevey (20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal) and Adrian Moffatt (17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals) were also standouts in this game posting their second consecutive double figures scoring efforts of the season. Tonight the Tigers awoke from their slumber with fierce intentions as they pounced on the Columbia Union Pioneers to win their first game of the season. Saint Paul’s looks to continue improving their record as they travel to Bowie State University to take on the Bulldogs. Game time is slated for 4:00 p.m. Saturday, December 15, 2007. December 8, 2007Tigers defeated by Catawba in Charlotte Charlotte, NC ~ The Tigers of Saint Paul's College traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the Chiefs of Catawaba College. This game which was played at 1:00p.m. at Johnson C. Smith University's Brayboy Gymnasium, was hard fought by the Tigers but the Chiefs proved stronger throughout the stretch of the game. Catawba led the Tigers by double-digits in both halves of the game. It was not until a little over three minutes left in the game when the Tigers pushed forward overtaking the Chiefs on a couple field goals being made, making the score 67-63 . With the game tied at 71, Catawba rallied on to hit five consecutive free throws to recapture the lead and sustain it, winning the game with a final score of 76-71. The Chiefs improved their record to 3-3 as the Tigers fall to 0-2. Even though SPC, was not the victor in this contest they still showed heart and skill. All five starters for the Tigers posted double figure scoring. Senior guard Jack Brown led the team in scoring and rebounds in his second double-double game of the season, with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Freshmen Maurice Reevey and Adrian Moffatt were also key supporters in the Tigers' efforts both scoring at least 12 points. The Tigers look to rebound from this lost immediately as they are scheduled to play Columbia Union College tomorrow, December 9, 2007 . The game is slated to be played at 4:00p.m. in Lawrenceville, VA at Taylor Whitehead Gymnasium. November 20, 2007 Tigers Loose to Falcons in Season Opener Lawrenceville, VA -- The Tigers of Saint Paul's College (0-1 CIAA, 0-1 Overall) open up their 2007-2008 basketball season with a home competition against the Falcons of Saint Augustine's College (1-0 CIAA, 1-0 Overall) . The Falcons, also their first game, would make out with a flying victory as they defeat the Tigers, 75-63. The Falcons attack was lead by freshman Hayward Fain (6'4", Forward, Akron, OH) whom posted 16 points on 6 of 13 field goals, with 7 rebounds, 3 assist and 3 steals. In their winning efforts, teammates Justin Dickens(10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and James Scott (10 points, 1 assist, 2 steals) both scored in double figures. The Falcons grabbed 24 offensive rebounds out of their 42 total rebounds. SAC improves to 1 win with no losses as they look towards their next contest against the Shaw University Bears on November 27 in Raleigh, NC. The Tigers fought hard against the strikes of the Falcons, but could not hold them off. Adrian Moffatt (6'4", Guard, Newport News, VA) attempted 11 shots from the field, converting on 7 them earning 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assist towards the SPC effort. Jack Brown, preseason all conference selection, contributed with 17 points, 11 rebounds,5 steals and 2 assists for his first double double of the season. The Tigers look to improve their record in their next game when they travel to Charlotte, NC to take on the Catawba College. Game time is slated for 5:00p.m. on December 8, 2007.
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