Box Score
Site: Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Final Score: Dominican 67, Goldey-Beacom 52
Records: Goldey-Beacom (10-15, 8-10), Dominican (17-8, 13-5)
Next GBC Event: Tuesday, Feb. 25 vs. Philadelphia University | 8 p.m. | Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
GBC-Dominican Box Score: HTML
WILMINGTON, Del. - Led by 16 points from senior forward
Justin Turner (Trumbull H.S./Trumbull, Conn.), Dominican College (17-8, 13-5) took advantage of a poor shooting effort from Goldey-Beacom College (10-15, 8-10) and handed the Lightning a 67-52 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference loss at the Joseph West Jones College Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Chargers remain in second place in the CACC North Division standings after earning their fourth win in the last five games. Meanwhile, the Lightning fell into a tie for fourth place in the CACC South Division with Chestnut Hill after losing for the fourth time in the last five games.
After battling to a 12-12 tie in the first 10 minutes of the first half, the Chargers scored nine consecutive points, including seven points from junior guard
A.J. Burton (New Rochelle H.S./New Rochelle, N.Y.), to take a 21-12 lead with 7:24 remaining in the opening stanza.
The Lightning narrowed the margin to 21-16 with 6:43 remaining in the half, but the Chargers scored 10 of the final 14 points to take a 31-20 advantage into the intermission.
In the second half, the Chargers continued to increase the advantage and led by as many as 18 points with 2:05 remaining en route to earning the win.
Turner, who led all scorers with his 16-point effort, made four of eight shots from the floor and shot 8-for-10 from the free throw line. He also added six rebounds for the Chargers, who shot 36.5 per cent from the field.
Burton came off the bench to contribute 15 points with six rebounds, making 5 of 12 field goal attempts along with a perfect 4-for-4 effort at the free throw line.
Freshman guard
Parris Ridgeway-Higgs (Hodgson Vo-Tech H.S./New Castle, Del.) led the Lightning by scoring 15 points off the bench. He made 4 of 11 shots from the floor and converted five of six free throw attempts. Meanwhile, freshman guard
Donte McGill (Mont Clare Academy/Newark, Del.) added 12 points with eight rebounds.
The Lightning shot a season-low 23.0 per cent from the field, including a 6-for-31 effort in the first half.
Goldey-Beacom, which needs a win against Philadelphia University on Tuesday night in addition to a loss by Chestnut Hill, will host the Rams at the Joseph West Jones College Center at 8 p.m. Prior to tip-off, the Lightning will honor senior forward
Will Williams (Keystone National H.S./Flushing, N.Y.) as part of their Senior Night festivities.
