Box Score
Site: Lumsden Gymnasium (Amherst, N.Y.)
Final Score: Goldey-Beacom 59, Roberts Wesleyan 48
Records: Goldey-Beacom (1-0), Roberts Wesleyan (0-1)
Next GBC Event: Saturday, Nov. 9 at Daemen | 4 p.m. | Lumsden Gymnasium (Amherst, N.Y.)
GBC-Roberts Wesleyan Box Score: HTML
AMHERST, N.Y. - Making his college debut, freshman guard
Parris Ridgeway-Higgs (Hodgson Vo-Tech H.S./New Castle, Del.) scored a team-high 12 points and added seven rebounds to lead Goldey-Beacom College (1-0) to a 59-48 victory over Roberts Wesleyan College (0-1) in the season opener for both teams at Lumsden Gymnasium on Friday evening.
The win allowed the Lightning to open the year with a victory for the first time since the 2008-09 season when they defeated New Haven by an 83-75 margin.
In leading the Lightning to the win, Ridgeway-Higgs made five of nine shots from the floor, including a two-for-four performance from three-point range. He scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half as the Lightning built a 32-24 lead at the intermission and never trailed in the second half.
Meanwhile, senior forward
Will Williams (Keystone Regional H.S./Flushing, N.Y.) added 12 points after converting 4 of 10 field goal attempts and all four free throws. He also contributed four rebounds and an assist while playing 28 minutes.
Making his first appearance for Goldey-Beacom, junior guard
Jarrel Lane (St. Patrick H.S./Rahway, N.J.) tallied eight points with five rebounds and six assists.
Junior forward
Isaac Medeiros (Johnston, R.I.) led the Redhawks with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lightning will try to win their second straight game on Saturday afternoon when they face Daemen College at 4 p.m.
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