Post stays unbeaten with win over Aquinas
Newsday
DARREN SANDS
February 5, 2009

Second-ranked C.W. Post continued its winning streak with a 96-66 win over host St. Thomas Aquinas last night.

Nick Carter (23 points) led five Post players in double figures. Jonathan Schmidt added 15 points and had nine assists.

Post (17-0, 11-0 ECC) hit six consecutive three-pointers in the first half to stretch its lead to 37-23 with 2:49 remaining in the first half. From there, the Pioneers went on a 8-2 run to end the half with a 20-point lead.

Kenny Burkes had 14 points for the Pioneers, and Kevin Spann had 13 points and five assists. James Tchana added 12 points.

"The more of us that get involved the better," said Carter, who said the game had an element of a retribution. In all, the Pioneers shot 64 percent from the field.

"Last year they beat us, and their crowd was cheering that we were overrated," said Carter, adding the team watched the tape of that game as motivation.

Post is next in action at against Mercy on Saturday. The Pioneers trounced Mercy 105-43 in December.

Post is one of two unbeaten teams in Division II. Carter said the Pioneers are not worrying about their lofty ranking and winning streak as much as they are pushing the ball in transition and their defense.

"We don't think about it," he said. "We play every opponent as if they are ranked higher than us and better than us. We just play as hard as we can and focus on our task."