BELMONT, Calif. – The undermanned Concordia University Irvine Eagles improved to 13-3 in PacWest Conference action on Saturday after overcoming a valiant effort by the Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts.

The Eagles (17-8, 13-3 PacWest) took control after falling behind 17-11 in the first half.  Cameron English and Geoff Gerlach each hit a bucket to get CUI moving in the right direction and the Eagles pieced together a 17-2 run to flip the script and move ahead before the break. The Green and Gold led the Argos 35-29 at halftime and ultimately spoiled their Senior Day by pulling away for a 71-60 victory to complete the series sweep.

Brian Chambers scored 22 points to lead the CUI offense while English added 16 points off the bench.  Gerlach chipped in with 15 points and Robert Taylor added nine points and three steals.

The Eagles only played eight players due to various injuries.  Denzel Holt and Shane Walker each played eight minutes and collectively corralled five rebounds to help the cause.

"Notre Dame is a dangerous team and they really battled us today," said CUI head coach Ken Ammann. "With all the difficult challenges we've faced recently with injuries I was extremely proud of our entire team today. We really had to work hard to get stops and execute with lineups we've not ever used this season."

The next challenge for the Green and Gold comes this Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the rematch of the Eagles.  Concordia visits Biola University on Tuesday as part of a doubleheader with the women's squads.  The women begin at 5:30 p.m. with the men set to tip at 7:30.

For the full CUI men's basketball schedule, click here.