Senior forward Jason Hickenbottom (Philadelphia, Pa./Simon Gratz) notched 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals in a solid all-around performance, guiding Philadelphia University to a 64-51 win against host Chestnut Hill College, the Rams' third victory over the Griffins this season.

The triumph for Head Coach Herb Magee's squad lifts their overall record to 15-11, and the Rams improve to a glistening 12-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.  Conference newcomer Chestnut Hill falls to 3-19; 2-10 in league competition.

The win clinches the CACC South Division regular-season title for the Rams, due to their 2-0 season sweep of second-place Holy Family.   In addition, Philadelphia University is now assured of playing at home for at least the first round of the conference tournament, with postseason play beginning on Saturday, March 1.

Junior guard Mike Dunn (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Philadelphia, lifting his career point total to 994, just six shy of becoming 46th men's player in University history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.  Sophomore forward Malcolm Ingram (Philadelphia, Pa./Solebury Prep) also shined in the victory, scoring a team-high 19 points in addition to nine rebounds and two steals.  Sophomore center Mike Yocum (Dresher, Pa./Episcopal Academy) also netted double-figure scoring, equaling his season high of 15 points, while also accounting for eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the contest.  Sophomore point guard Russell Frederick (Joppa, Md./Calvert Hall) dished a game-high seven assists while scoring five points and securing five boards.

Chestnut Hill was led by freshman forward Trenton Davidheiser (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown) who posted the game's only double-double, collecting 14 points and 12 rebounds in the defeat.

The Rams wasted little time in garnering their first double-digit lead of the night, as Hickenbottom drained a three-point bucket with 17:14 left in the first half putting Philadelphia ahead 14-4.  The Griffins cut the lead to 24-16 midway through the opening period, before the Rams closed with a 13-5 rally to take a comfortable 37-21 lead into the dressing room for the halftime break.

Philadelphia held their largest lead of the night seven minutes into the second stanza when Ingram assisted Frederick on a fast-break layup to put the Rams on top 49-24.  But things got a little interesting over the next 11:38 as the Griffins put together a 24-9 run, slicing the Rams' margin to 10 with 2:24 remaining in the game.  But Ingram, as he has several times this season, took over in the closing minutes, scoring six straight points to put the Rams back up by 16 before Chestnut Hill hit a three just before the final horn sounded to close the book on the 13-point Philadelphia win.

Next up for the newly-minted CACC South Division champions is a visit from the Golden Falcons of Felician College this Saturday, Feb. 16 for a 4:00 p.m. tip-off at The Gallagher Center in the back end of the women's/men's doubleheader.

If you can't make it to the arena on campus for home games, you now have three digital methods to follow the Rams and Lady Rams on the Division II hardwood:

• Log onto the new live stats service
• Listen to live audio play-by-play on Teamline
• Watch pay-per-view video via Penn Atlantic at CACC.tv. **also available for most away games**