Goldey-Beacom Women’s Basketball Rolls to 79-61 victory over U. of the Sciences
Four players for Goldey-Beacom scored in double figures and the squad took charge in the second half for a 79-61 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference win over U. of the Sciences at the Joseph West Jones Center.
The Lightning (2-7, 2-1 CACC) scored seven straight points to turn a 43-34 lead into a 16-point cushion with 14:48 remaining. Senior Lillian Chukwueze (Cherry Hill, NJ), who dominated overall for GBC, netted four points in that run.
This went a long way to help during the second half, when Goldey-Beacom shot 54 percent (15-of-28) from the floor and 9-for-13 from the line. U. of the Sciences was held to just 36 percent shooting (12-of-33) in the stanza and only was 3-for-4 from the stripe.
Chukwueze closed with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting, matched her season high of 12 rebounds and dished six assists to give her two double-doubles in the last three games. Sophomore Jasmyne Lewis (Mount Holly, NJ) had 13 points and eight rebounds, Marisa Howard (Reminderville, OH) netted 13 points and fellow freshman Lexi Bruno (Millville, NJ) added 10 for the Lightning, who shot 53 percent (31-of-58) overall.
Brianne Traub scored 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting with three 3-pointers for the Devils (2-4, 2-1), who were held to 37 percent shooting (23-of-62) and went just 8-of-27 from beyond the arc.
Goldey-Beacom returns to the court Thursday for a non-conference tilt at Adelphi, starting at 5:30 pm.
Goldey-Beacom Men’s Basketball Falls to U. of the Sciences
Goldey-Beacom ran into a scoring machine in U. of the Sciences and was handed an 83-41 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference loss at the Joseph West Jones Center.
The Devils (8-2, 3-0 CACC) dominated from the outset, building a 40-14 halftime lead in which they shot 57 percent (17-of-30) from the floor and canned a trio of 3-pointers. Sho Do-Silva and Dylan Kerwin scored 12 points apiece in the half with Garret Kerr adding seven and seven rebounds.
Senior Chris Gebhart (Cherry Hill, NJ) played solidly in the post for the Lightning (3-5, 1-2), closing with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season that all have come in the last five contests.
Junior Domineek Owens (Philadelphia, PA) netted 10 points for GBC and shot 3-of-6 from the floor. He now has six double-figure contests this season.
Goldey-Beacom is back on the court Thursday at Adelphi, beginning at 7:30 pm.
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Goldey-Beacom Men’s Basketball Dealt 92-65 Loss at Kutztown
Goldey-Beacom hung around with Kutztown early on, but in the end was handed a 92-65 loss in Kutztown, PA.
The teams battled to a near stalemate over the first 12 minutes before Kutztown ended the half on an 18-11 run to open a 39-29 lead. Josh Johnson scored six points in that run for the Golden Bears and Tyler Brooks added four.
Chris Gebhart (Cherry Hill, NJ) scored nine points in the half and fellow senior Joey Getz (Philadelphia, PA) added eight for the Lightning.
Kutztown then pulled away with an 18-6 run to open the second half for a 57-35 cushion in the first six minutes. Anthony Selby scored six points with Johnson, Tynell Fortune and Austin Beidelman each netting four.
Getz enjoyed his finest game of the season to date, scoring a season-best 24 points with six rebounds and four assists. He also shot 10-for-11 from the free throw line.
Gebhart had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double and sixth this season for the Lightning (3-7), who could not overcome hitting just 32 percent (17-of-54) from the field.
Johnson finished with 16 points, Brooks netted 14 and Howard Sellars contributed 11 for the Golden Bears (6-3).
Goldey-Beacom returns to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play next Wednesday at Chestnut Hill, starting at 8:00 pm.