Cazenovia controlled the game from the tip-off by taking high-percentage shots inside on the smaller Philadelphia Biblical squad.
Cazenovia forward, and December of 2005 graduate, Bryan Bishop (’06, Watertown / South Jefferson HS), in his final home-game of his Wildcat career, took charge of the Cazenovia offence. Shooting an astonishing 15-for-15 from the field, Bishop finished the game with a game-high and season-high 34 points. Bishop also added six rebounds, four assists and a steal in 30 minutes of play.
Bishop, who is a Sport Management major, has excelled in his last two games. Including his game against Utica College on Thurs., Dec. 8, Bishop is a combined 24-for-29 from the field for 54 points.
Cazenovia’s Steven Zavackis (’07, Carthage / Carthage HS) contributed with his second double-double of the season. Zavackis finished the game with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes of action. Zavazkis shot 5-for-9 from the field and went 2-for-3 from the line.
As a team, the Wildcats shot a season-high 54 percent from the field (39-for-72) and a season-high 65 percent from the free-throw line (11-for-17). The Wildcats also out-rebounded the Crimson Eagles by a season high +16 margin (50-to-34).
Chase Byler finished 9-for-20 from the field to end the game with a team-high 21 points for the Crimson Eagles. Byler also pulled down four rebounds and had a team-high five assists in 33 minutes of play.
Cazenovia will next be in action when they take a step up in division to take on the Le Moyne College Dolphins on Sun., Dec. 18. Game time is slated for 1:00 PM in Syracuse, N.Y.
Phil. Biblical University vs Cazenovia College 12/10/05 1:00 p.m. at Cazenovia College Athletics Center At Cazenovia College Athletics Center CAZENOVIA COLLEGE 96, PHIL. BIBLICAL UNIVERSITY 78 PHIL. BIBLICAL UNIVERSITY (2-6 (1-1, NEAC)) BYLER, Chase 9-20 2-3 21; BOOHER, Dave 5-13 2-2 12; COLON, Flor 4-8 0-0 9; BULL, Tyler 3-6 2-2 8; FULLER, Ben 4-7 0-0 8; ARTHUR, Tom 2-7 4-4 8; McCARDLE, Austin 1-2 2-5 4; HAJEC, Charles 1-2 2-2 4; KING, Nate 1-2 0-0 2; PHILLIPS, Mike 0-1 1-1 1; LOGAN, Jonathan 0-2 1-2 1; DELGADO, Jon 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 30-73 16-22 78. CAZENOVIA COLLEGE (3-5 (1-0, NEAC)) Bishop, Bryan 15-15 4-6 34; Zavackis, Steven 5-9 2-3 12; Meacham, Mark 3-5 2-2 10; Harris, Stephen 4-9 0-0 10; Winans, Joshua 4-7 0-1 9; Hawkins, Sedric 2-4 2-4 6; Webster, Jamaal 2-5 0-0 5; Kominos, Dominic 2-7 0-0 5; Farino, Lance 1-3 1-1 3; Delgado, Pablo 1-3 0-0 2; Mahoney, Andrew 0-2 0-0 0; Graham-Battle, Chris 0-2 0-0 0; Sauer, Erik 0-1 0-0 0; Windhausen, Tom 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-72 11-17 96. Phil. Biblical University..... 43 35 - 78 Cazenovia College............. 49 47 - 96 3-point goals-Phil. Biblical University 2-14 (BYLER, Chase 1-5; COLON, Flor 1-1; BULL, Tyler 0-1; FULLER, Ben 0-1; ARTHUR, Tom 0-1; McCARDLE, Austin 0-1; PHILLIPS, Mike 0-1; BOOHER, Dave 0-3), Cazenovia College 7-21 (Meacham, Mark 2-3; Harris, Stephen 2-7; Kominos, Dominic 1-4; Webster, Jamaal 1-1; Winans, Joshua 1-2; Mahoney, Andrew 0-2; Delgado, Pablo 0-2). Fouled out--Phil. Biblical University-None, Cazenovia College-None. Rebounds-Phil. Biblical University 34 (BOOHER, Dave 6; ARTHUR, Tom 6), Cazenovia College 50 (Zavackis, Steven 11). Assists-Phil. Biblical University 14 (BYLER, Chase 5), Cazenovia College 26 (Winans, Joshua 7). Total fouls-Phil. Biblical University 15, Cazenovia College 19. A-180 First Cazenovia home NEAC game Bishop 15-for-15 (perfect from the field in his Cazenovia home finale) Cazenovia is undefeated in conference play