GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa. (Feb. 20, 2017)- Four starters scored in double figures as the Centenary University men's basketball team came up short in their upset bid of Gwynedd-Mercy University, 81-77 in the first round of the CSAC Tournament.

Courtney Cubbage finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Griffins who improve to 20-6 overall and will advance to Wednesday's semifinal against Cabrini. Junior Rashaan Spencer (Hackettstown, N.J. / Mount Olive) finished with 21 points for the Cyclones who fall to 12-14 overall.

Centenary opened the contest on a 23-9 run which gave them their largest lead of the game with 11:15 remaining. GMercyU responded by closing the half on a 23-10 run, as Centenary held a 33-30 lead at halftime.

The second half proved to be a back and forth affair as both the Cyclones and Griffins traded the lead. Centenary used a 9-2 run to extend their lead to 56-50 with 8:43 remaining. Gwynedd recovered and extended their lead to seven on two separate occasions.

The Cyclones made one last ditch effort to regain the lead with a 6-1 run that cut GMercyU lead to 78-77 with under a minute to play. That would be the closest the Cyclones would get as Spencer missed two game tying three point attempts late in the contest.

Sophomore Jake Logue (Manahawkin, N.J. / Southern Regional) finished with 18 points and three rebounds, while fellow classmate Tom Weiler (Old Bridge, N.J. / Bishop George Ahr) finished with 12 points, four assists and four rebounds. Senior Zachary Duymich (Millstone Township, N.J. / Allentown) totaled 11 points, five rebounds and four assists, while fellow classmate Paul Jones (Trenton, N.J. / Ewing) added 11 rebounds and eight points. Rip Engel finished with 18 points and Arron Goodman totaled 17 points in the victory for Gwynedd-Mercy.

Head Coach Tim Fusina and the Cyclones will return to action in the ECAC Tournament on dates and at sites to be determined.