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PIKE CREEK, Del. – Trailing 23-18, the Goldey-Beacom College men's basketball team went on a 19-5 run over the final 6:06 of the first half and then outscored the visiting Wildcats, 24-9 to start the second half as the Lightning went on to defeat their crosstown rival, Wilmington, 89-60 on Tues. night at the Joseph West Jones Center.
Senior guards Jon Crawford and Azeez Ellegood led the Lightning with 18 points apiece and together ignited the packed Jones Center crowd with an alley-oop dunk (Crawford from Ellegood) late in the second half.
The 18 points was a career-high for Crawford, who also dished out a career-high seven assists. The 6-foot-4 guard, who had a break-out performance in the Lightning's CACC semifinal win over Bloomfield last year, shot 7-for-10 from the field including 2-of-4 from long-range.
Meanwhile, Ellegood bounced back after being shut out his last time out against Philadelphia U. and posted a season-high points while dishing out four assists and grabbing two steals and four rebounds.
Senior swingman Sam McDuffie scored 16 points off the bench on 5-for-6 shooting from the field (2-of-2 from three-point range) and also pitched in five rebounds and two blocks.
Earning the first start of his career and recording a career-high five blocks and five rebounds (all on the defensive glass) was sophomore forward Lawrence Livingston. Known for his shot-blocking ability coming out of Caesar Rodney High School in Dover, Livingston became the first Lightning player to block five shots in a game since Derek Savage on Nov. 17, 2007 against Penn State-Abington.
The Lightning also received 12 points and eight rebounds from the league's sixth leading scorer and third leading rebounder, senior forward Terrence Parkes.
Senior guard Darnell Cephas registered eight points, six assists and four rebounds, and freshman guard A.J. Picard shot 6-for-6 from the foul line and scored nine points while also grabbing three rebounds. Graduate student forward Rich Flemming recorded six points and a game-high 10 rebounds as well.
The Wildcats led 23-18 before a Crawford layup triggered a 19-5 surge over the final 6:06 of the half, creating a 37-28 halftime lead for GBC. A 24-9 run when play resumed (43-14 total run spanning the half) gave the Lightning a commanding 61-37 lead with 11:12 remaining.
It was all Lightning from there. The lead ballooned to as much as 31 (84-53) before all was said and done, and the Lightning captured their second win of the season by a score of 89-60. GBC shot a blistering 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the field and outscored the 'Cats 52-32 in the final stanza.
Herbert Dennis and Robert Owens led the Wildcats with 17 and 12 points, respectively. The Lightning outshot the Wildcats 49-percent to 37-percent, outrebounded them 46-31 and had 19 assists to their 10. Wilmington shot exactly the same from the foul line as it did from behind-the-arc (6-for-15) while Goldey-Beacom was a strong 12-of-26 from long range. Wilmington's leading scorer, Isiah Mason, was held scoreless in 27 minutes of action.
The Lightning improved to 15-3 in the series with Wilmington dating back to 2002-03. Under head coach Chuck Hammond, they are now 14-2 against the Wildcats. They have also won the last four meetings at the Jones Center against their rival.
