March 16, at Gardner-Webb (NC) University
MVNC put together one of the best games in the program's successful history as the third-seeded Cougars upset top-seeded Gardner-Webb, an NCAA Division I team and the defending national champions, in the championship game of the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament by the final score of 103-94. Phil Argento led the team with 29 points, while Kenny Chaffin finished with 28 points and nine rebounds in being selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Brad Moser joined Chaffin on the All-Tournament Team as he tossed in 17 points, and Chad Vorhis contributed 13 points and a career-high 12 assists. Lenny Foyer also rounded out the double-figure scorers with 12 points. The victory snapped a 33-game home-winning streak for Gardner-Webb that stretched back to the 1999-2000 season. BOXSCORE
March 15, vs. North Greenville (SC) College
The Cougars rode the scoring of Kenny Chaffin and Brad Moser to victory as third-seeded MVNC knocked off second-seeded North Greenville 75-68 in the semifinals of the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament. Chaffin finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Moser scored a career-high 20 points and matched his career high with 10 rebounds. Chad Vorhis also added eight points, and Phil Argento and Andy Gast tossed in seven points apiece as the Cougars advanced to the NCCAA championship game for the second time in the program's history. BOXSCORE
March 14, vs. Warner Pacific (OR) College
In a game that featured six ties and 16 lead changes, MVNC pulled out a hard-fought 78-75 victory over sixth-seeded Warner Pacific in the first round of the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament. Phil Argento led the way with 17 points, while Kenny Chaffin finished with 16 points to become only the third player in school history to top the 2,000-point mark for his career. Andy Dunn tallied 15 points off the bench and dished out a career-high nine assists, and Brad Moser tossed in 14 points. Chaffin also led the team with seven rebounds and three blocked shots. BOXSCORE
March 2, ROBERTS WESLEYAN (NY) COLLEGE
The Cougars held on for a hard-fought 99-98 win over Roberts Wesleyan in the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region championship game. Kenny Chaffin led MVNC with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Phil Argento added 17 points. Andy Dunn nailed four treys for 12 points off the bench, and Brad Moser contributed 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Lenny Foyer also reached double figures with 10 points and seven boards. The win sends the Cougars to the NCCAA National Tournament for second time in the program's history. BOXSCORE
February 21, POINT PARK (PA) COLLEGE
Turnovers cost MVNC as the fourth-seeded Cougars committed 27 miscues in falling 90-85 to fifth-seeded Point Park in the American Mideast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Phil Argento led MVNC with a career-high 30 points as he nailed six treys. Chad Vorhis matched his career-high with 17 points as he was perfect from the field with four three-pointers. Lenny Foyer and Kenny Chaffin also added 10 points apiece with Chaffin grabbing a team-high seven rebounds. BOXSCORE
February 16, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Cougars closed the regular season with their sixth straight victory as MVNC knocked off Shawnee State, ranked #20 in NAIA Division II, 96-89 in American Mideast Conference play. Anthony Delimpo led the way with a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Kenny Chaffin added 23 points and 13 rebounds. Phil Argento also tossed in 12 points, and Chad Vorhis recorded nine points and five assists. The seniors (Vorhis, Chaffin, Andy Gast, and Lenny Foyer) were honored prior to the game. BOXSCORE
February 14, at Cedarville University
MVNC erased a 17-point second-half deficit and scored the final 13 points in regulation to post a 98-88 overtime victory at Cedarville in American Mideast Conference action. Phil Argento led the way with a game-high 25 points, while Kenny Chaffin finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Lenny Foyer added 10 points, and Anthony Delimpo just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds. Matt Hilbert also contributed a career-high nine points off the bench. The Cougars, who extended their winning streak to five in a row, went 10-for-12 at the free throw line in overtime and connected on five of their seven field goal attempts. BOXSCORE
February 12, at Urbana University
The Cougars rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to post an 88-72 American Mideast Conference victory at Urbana. Phil Argento led the team with a game-high 28 points that included six three-pointers. Kenny Chaffin added 19 points, and Brad Moser tallied 12 points and a game-high four steals. Matt Hilbert also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds off the bench and was 4-for-4 from the field for a career-high eight points. As a team, MVNC shot 56.1 percent from field (32-of-57). BOXSCORE
February 9, NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
MVNC placed five players in double figures as the Cougars cruised past Notre Dame 102-74 for an American Mideast Conference victory. Kenny Chaffin led the way with game highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds. Phil Argento added 16 points, while Konrod Morris tossed in 14 points off the bench. Lenny Foyer finished with 11 points, and Anthony Delimpo posted 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench. MVNC out-rebounded the Falcons 51-32 with 22 offensive boards. BOXSCORE
February 2, ROBERTS WESLEYAN (NY) COLLEGE
The Cougars used a balanced scoring attack and committed just 12 turnovers as MVNC defeated Roberts Wesleyan 97-92 in overtime in American Mideast Conference action. Lenny Foyer led the way with a career-high 26 points and eight rebounds, while Phil Argento added 17 points. Kenny Chaffin finished with 15 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, and Konrod Moriss tallied 13 points off the bench. Chad Vorhis also dished out a game-high seven assists. BOXSCORE
January 31, MALONE COLLEGE
MVNC shot 71.4 percent from the field in the second half and went 27-of-32 at the free throw line in the game as the Cougars downed Malone 101-94 for an important American Mideast Conference win. Phil Argento led the way with 27 points as he went 7-of-10 from beyond the three-point arc. Kenny Chaffin added 24 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Chad Vorhis narrowly missed a double-double with 14 points and a game-high nine assists. Lenny Foyer also finished with 13 points, and Andy Gast tallied nine points off the bench. BOXSCORE
January 26, at Saint Vincent (PA) College
The Cougars had their modest two-game winning streak snapped as Saint Vincent used a strong second half to propel the Bearcats to an 84-76 American Mideast Conference victory. Phil Argento led MVNC with 19 points and five treys, while Lenny Foyer finished with 16 points. Chad Vorhis added 15 points and a career-high 11 assists, and Kenny Chaffin tallied nine points. Brad Moser also led the team with a career-high eight rebounds for the second straight game. BOXSCORE
January 24, at Tiffin University
MVNC won back-to-back American Mideast Conference games for the first time this season as the Cougars downed Tiffin 81-67. Phil Argento led the way with 28 points, five treys, and six rebounds. Kenny Chaffin added 15 points, seven boards, and four blocked shots, and Lenny Foyer tallied 11 points. Brad Moser also grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead the team, and Andy Dunn tossed in eight points off the bench. BOXSCORE
January 22, URBANA UNIVERSITY
The Cougars used a balanced offensive attack to pull away from Urbana 88-73 in American Mideast Conference action. Phil Argento led the way with 24 points, while Andy Dunn tallied a career-high 18 points as part of the 32 bench points in the game. Kenny Chaffin finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and five blocked shots, and Lenny Foyer tossed in 12 points. Matt Hilbert also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds off the bench. BOXSCORE
January 19, at Walsh University
MVNC dropped a hard-fought 105-95 overtime decision at Walsh, ranked #16 in the latest NAIA Division II national poll, in an American Mideast Conference game. Kenny Chaffin led the Cougars with 29 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, while Phil Argento added 26 points. Lenny Foyer and Konrod Morris also reached double figures with 11 and 10 points respectively. MVNC was out-rebounded 58-41 for the game and shot just 40.5 percent from the field. BOXSCORE
January 15, POINT PARK (PA) COLLEGE
The Cougars nailed 15 three-pointers and survived four shots by Point Park in the final 15 seconds to post an important 79-77 American Mideast Conference victory. Phil Argento led MVNC with 18 points, while Kenny Chaffin finished with 16 points and seven rebounds. Chad Vorhis posted 13 points with five assists, while Brad Moser tallied 12 points off the bench on 4-of-4 shooting from long range. Lenny Foyer also narrowly missed his third straight double-double with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds. BOXSCORE
January 12, at Geneva (PA) College
MVNC shot just 28.4 percent from the field (19-of-67) as the Cougars fell 82-65 at Geneva in an American Mideast Conference contest. Kenny Chaffin led the Cougars with 15 points, seven rebounds, and four blocked shots. Lenny Foyer posted his second straight double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, while Konrod Morris added 11 points off the bench. Chaffin's four blocked shots gave him an MVNC career record of 159. BOXSCORE
January 8, OHIO DOMINICAN COLLEGE
Phil Argento scored a career-high 29 points and nailed eight three-pointers to lead the Cougars to a 93-72 American Mideast Conference victory over Ohio Dominican. Lenny Foyer also posted his first career double-double for MVNC with 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, while Kenny Chaffin added 15 points and nine rebounds. Chaffin also moved into a tie for the MVNC career lead in blocked shots with three to increase his total to 155. Andy Gast also reached double figures with 10 points off the bench, and Chad Vorhis dished out a career-high 11 assists. BOXSCORE
January 5, at Daemen (NY) College
MVNC was held 25 points below its season scoring average as the Cougars fell 68-61 at Daemen in American Mideast Conference action. Phil Argento led the team with 23 points, while Kenny Chaffin finished with 12 points. Andy Gast also reached double figures with 10 points off the bench, and Matt Hilbert grabbed a career-high nine rebounds off the bench. MVNC shot just 19.2 percent from beyond the three-point arc in the game (5-of-26) as a team. BOXSCORE
January 4, at Houghton (NY) College
After a 17-day break, the Cougars opened up the new year with a 95-81 American Mideast Conference victory at Houghton to snap a brief two-game losing streak. Kenny Chaffin led the way with a game-high 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field. Andy Dunn added a career-high 15 points off the bench with five treys, and Phil Argento finished with 14 points. Anthony Delimpo also posted 13 points and eight rebounds, while Matt Hilbert grabbed eight rebounds off the bench. MVNC nailed 13 three-pointers in the game. BOXSCORE
December 18, at Ohio Dominican College
MVNC wrapped up the first half of its regular-season schedule as the Cougars fell 85-71 at Ohio Dominican in American Mideast Conference action. Kenny Chaffin led the team with 25 points and seven rebounds, while Phil Argento added 14 points as he went 4-of-5 from three-point range. Anthony Delimpo finished with eight points, and Chad Vorhis dished out a team-high four assists. BOXSCORE
December 15, UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE
The Cougars dropped a hard-fought 102-94 American Mideast Conference decision to Rio Grande, the defending conference champions. Kenny Chaffin led the way with 24 points, while Phil Argento added 22 points. Lenny Foyer also tallied 15 points off the bench. MVNC lost despite shooting 52.5 percent from the field (32-of-61) for the game. The Cougars are now 8-47 in the all-time series against the Redmen. BOXSCORE
December 8, SAINT VINCENT (PA) COLLEGE
MVNC rallied for one of the biggest comeback wins in the program's history as the Cougars overcame a 24-point second-half deficit to post an 83-82 victory over Saint Vincent in American Mideast Conference play. Phil Argento scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, while Brad Moser finished with 15 points off the bench as MVNC closed the game on a 37-14 run and held the Bearcats to just one field goal over the final 11 minutes of the game. BOXSCORE
December 4, at Kentucky Christian College
The Cougars jumped out to a 56-18 halftime lead and never looked back as MVNC ran past Kentucky Christian 97-57 in non-conference action. The Cougars nailed 12-of-25 three-point attempts to fuel the rout. Kenny Chaffin led the way with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the year. Andy Gast was 6-for-8 from the field with four treys for 16 points, and Phil Argento added 14 points. Anthony Delimpo contributed 13 points, while Dan Weston tossed in a career-high 12 points off the bench. BOXSCORE
December 1, INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
For only the second time in the eight-year history of the Food for the Hungry Holiday Invitational, MVNC failed to win the tournament as the Cougars fell 70-66 to Indiana Wesleyan in the championship game. Phil Argento led MVNC with 15 points, while Kenny Chaffin posted his seventh double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Andy Gast added nine points and a career-high seven assists, and Konrod Morris finished with nine points and six rebounds. Anthony Delimpo also contributed eight points and seven rebounds as Delimpo and Argento were named to the All-Tournament Team. BOXSCORE
November 30, MOUNT ALOYSIUS (PA) COLLEGE
The Cougars won their fourth straight game as MVNC posted a 101-73 victory over Mount Aloysius in the first round of the Food for the Hungry Holiday Invitational. Anthony Delimpo led six scorers in double figures with 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Kenny Chaffin, Chad Vorhis, Andy Gast, and Phil Argento all added 12 points, and Andy Dunn finished with 11 points off the bench. Konrod Morris also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, while Argento dished out five assists. BOXSCORE
November 27, at Kenyon College
MVNC extended its winning streak to three straight games as the Cougars downed Kenyon 97-77 in non-conference action in the annual Knox County Shootout. MVNC nailed a season-high 19 three-point field goals as the team shot 61.3 percent from beyond the arc in the game. Kenny Chaffin led six players in double figures with 17 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. Brad Moser added 15 points off the bench, while Chad Vorhis and Andy Dunn each tossed in 12 points. Andy Gast and Lenny Foyer also contributed 11 points apiece. BOXSCORE
November 20, DENISON UNIVERSITY
The Cougars made it two wins in a row with an 86-69 non-conference victory over Denison as the team nailed 15 three-pointers. Kenny Chaffin led the way with 29 points and 13 rebounds, while Phil Argento finished with 19 points and five three-pointers for the third straight game. Lenny Foyer and Konrod Morris added 10 points apiece off the bench with Morris grabbing nine rebounds. Andy Gast also added eight points to go along with a career-high six assists. BOXSCORE
November 17, vs. Cardinal Stritch (WI) University
MVNC returned to its winning ways as the Cougars blew out Cardinal Stritch, ranked #11 in the NAIA Division II preseason poll, 100-65 in the consolation game of the Lee Pfund Classic at Wheaton (IL) College. Kenny Chaffin led the way with 25 points and and a career-high 14 rebounds, while Konrod Morris tossed in 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with nine rebounds. Phil Argento nailed five three-pointers to finish with 19 points, and Chad Vorhis dished out a career-high eight assists. Chaffin and Argento were both named to the All-Tournament Team. BOXSCORE
November 16, vs. Wittenberg University
The Cougars nearly knocked off the winningest program in NCAA Division III history as MVNC fell 69-66 to Wittenberg, ranked #13 in the NCAA Division III preseason poll, in the first round of the Lee Pfund Classic at Wheaton (IL) College. Phil Argento led the team with 19 points as he drained five three-pointers to go along with a team-high five rebounds. Meanwhile, Chad Vorhis tossed in a career-high 17 points and dished out six assists. Kenny Chaffin also finished with nine points. BOXSCORE
November 10, TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
MVNC won its third straight game as the Cougars knocked off Tennessee Temple 89-78 in the championship game of the Cougar Homecoming Classic. Kenny Chaffin, the tournament's Most Valuable Player, led the way with 25 points, while Anthony Delimpo posted career highs of 19 points and 15 rebounds. Phil Argento tossed in 17 points, and Andy Gast finished with 14 points in the balanced attack. Delimpo and Argento joined Chaffin on the All-Tournament Team. BOXSCORE
November 9, GOSHEN (IN) COLLEGE
The Cougars picked up an 87-68 victory over Goshen in the first round of the annual Cougar Homecoming Classic. Kenny Chaffin led the way with a double-double as he scored a game-high 23 points and matched his career high with 13 rebounds. Phil Argento added 13 points and became the 24th player in school history to record 1,000 career points. Andy Dunn also chipped in with a career-high 12 points off the bench. BOXSCORE
November 6, at Ohio State University-Newark
MVNC picked up its first win of the season as the Cougars blew past Ohio State-Newark 111-58 in a non-conference game. As a team, MVNC shot 60.3 percent from the field (44-of-73) and outrebounded the Titans 52-26. Kenny Chaffin posted his second double-double of the season with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Benji Hall scored a career-high 14 points off the bench, and Andy Gast added 13 points. Lenny Foyer also chipped in with 11 points off the bench. All 12 players who saw action in the game scored at least two points. BOXSCORE
November 3, vs. McPherson (KS) College
The Cougars fell to 0-2 to open the season as MVNC suffered a 74-59 loss to McPherson in the consolation game of the MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) University Tournament. Phil Argento led the Cougars with 15 points, while Anthony Delimpo tossed in a career-high 10 points. Kenny Chaffin added nine points as his school-record streak of 39 straight games of scoring in double figures came to an end. Chaffin also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. MVNC shot just 30 percent from the field (21-of-70) for the game. BOXSCORE
November 2, at MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) University
MVNC fell 95-78 at #9 MidAmerica Nazarene in the first round of the Pioneers' own tournament as the Cougars opened the 2001-2002 season. Kenny Chaffin led MVNC with 15 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, while Lenny Foyer added 13 points. Phil Argento was the lone other Cougar in double figures with 10 points, while Anthony Delimpo made his collegiate debut with nine points and six rebounds off the bench. BOXSCORE
