WATERBURY, Conn. - The Caldwell College men's basketball team dropped a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game at Post University, 63-55 Tuesday evening in the Drubner Center. The loss leaves the Cougars with a 6-5 conference record (8-13 overall), while the Eagles (11-11) remain in first place in the CACC North Division with an 8-4 mark.

Caldwell led for most of the first half after scoring the first seven points of the game. Junior forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) helped the Cougars maintain the upper hand by scoring 17 points in the first half alone. After a free throw by Perez made the score 22-17 Caldwell at the 3:26 mark, five straight points from Post's Arthur Robertson tied the game at 22-22 with 2:28 left in the half. The Eagles finished the half strong and took a 27-24 lead at halftime.

Garvin McAlister opened the second half with a three-pointer for a 30-24 Eagles lead. The Cougars answered with three points from senior forward B.J. Suchy (Ronkonkoma, NY/Our Savior New American) and a three-pointer by sophomore guard Eddie Crockett (Passaic, NJ/Passaic) that tied the game at 30-30 with 17:18 to play. A 7-0 run allowed Post to take control of the game and grab a 37-30 advantage, then six straight points later in the half gave the Eagles its largest lead, 51-40 with 6:14 to play. Caldwell never came closer than six points the rest of the way, as Post extended its cushion in the North Division over the Cougars and Dominican College, who have identical 6-5 CACC records.

Perez finished with 25 points and eight rebounds to lead Caldwell, while Robertson tallied 22 points and 11 rebounds for Post.

The Cougars face CACC North-rival Bloomfield College on Thursday, Feb. 7 in their next game. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. in the Bloomfield Gymnasium.