Men’s Basketball Dealt Tough 80-73 Loss at Division I Coppin State

Men's Basketball | 11/18/2015 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom played its best game of the season to date and led most of the way against Division I Coppin State, but in the end was dealt a painful 80-73 exhibition loss in Baltimore, MD.

The Lightning showed no trepidation from the outset, displaying a great combination of driving the ball to the goal and also setting up open 3-pointers. GBC shot 54 percent (14-of-26) from the field in the first half, hit 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, held its opponents to only 33 percent (9-of-27) from the floor and owned a 41-29 lead.

Shakeem Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) scored 10 points in the half on 4-of-7 shooting, fellow junior Khalil Keel (Philadelphia, PA) netted eight with junior Sameen Swint (Sicklerville, NJ) and freshman Corey Taite (Parlin, NJ) adding seven apiece.

The lead reached 46-31 with 17:58 left when junior Elijah Tillman (Garnersville, NY) hit a layup. But the Eagles then found another gear, using a 12-2 run over the next 3 1/2 minutes to close to 43-38 with 14:25 remaining. Terry Harris, who was a thorn in the Lightning's side all game, netted six points in that burst.

Coppin State hung around and then took its first lead since early in the game when Trevon Seymore converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 4:39 left, making it 64-63.

Trailing 69-67, GBC looked to Tillman in the post and his layup with 2:40 to play tied things. Harris then gave Coppin State the lead for good on a jumper to make it 71-69 with 2:29 remaining and Josh Treadwell added two free throws 25 seconds later for a four-point contest.

Taite hit two free throws for a 73-71 game before Christian Kessee restored Coppin State's four-point margin on a layup with 64 seconds left.

After senior Jarrel Lane (Rahway, NJ) made a layup for GBC with 44 seconds left to make it 75-73, the visitors looked for a stop and a chance to either force overtime or win. But after a Coppin State timeout, Harris received a hi-low pass and his layup with 24 seconds to go all but ended things.

Wilson ended with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, Swint scored 13 in his first game of the season and Tillman added 12 and six rebounds for the Lightning (0-2).

Harris scored 26 points on 12-of-20 shooting to go with 10 rebounds, Kessee netted 15 points, Seymore had 11 and Treadwell added 10 for the Eagles (1-2), who shot 56 percent (19-of-34) from the floor in the second half and scored 51 points.

Goldey-Beacom on Friday and Saturday will play at the Daniel Sullivan Memorial Tournament in Orangeburg, NY. It will face Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday at 6:00 pm and Dowling on Saturday at 6:00 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Jarrel Lane: G; 6' 0"; Senior

#14 Sameen Swint: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#22 Khalil Keel: G; 6' 2"; Junior

#5 Corey Taite: G; 5' 11"; Freshman

#32 Elijah Tillman: C; 6' 8"; Junior

#4 Shakeem Wilson: G; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#2 Jarrel Lane
: 6' 0"; Senior
: G

#14 Sameen Swint
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#22 Khalil Keel
: 6' 2"; Junior
: G

#5 Corey Taite
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: G

#32 Elijah Tillman
: 6' 8"; Junior
: C

#4 Shakeem Wilson
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G