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81
Winner Goldey-Beacom GBCM 13-3, 8-2 CACC
53
Georgian Court GCUM16 1-18, 1-10 CACC
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GBCM
13-3, 8-2 CACC
81
Final
53
Georgian Court GCUM16
1-18, 1-10 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 35 46 81
Georgian Court GCUM16 26 27 53

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Wins Sixth Straight, 81-53 at Georgian Court



Goldey-Beacom put the finishing touches on its second six-game winning streak of the season early in the second half and cruised to an 81-53 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory at Georgian Court in Lakewood, NJ.
 
A pedestrian start to the contest turned Goldey-Beacom's way late in the first half, courtesy of a 12-2 run in just over four minutes for a 35-24 lead with 55 seconds left.  Junior Dante Thompson (Coram, NY) scored six points in that span to help his squad shoot 5-of-7 from the field.
 
The Lightning owned a 35-26 halftime cushion by shooting 50 percent (13-of-26) from the floor and forcing the Lions into eight turnovers.  Senior Parris Ridgeway-Higgs (New Castle, DE) paced the visitors with seven points, offsetting 16 from Georgian Court's Nikola Vujovic.
 
Goldey-Beacom added the exclamation point early in the second half, rattling off 19 straight points in just under four minutes to open a 54-28 lead five minutes in.  Senior Riyan Williams (Dunkirk, MD) scored eight points in that spurt, helping his unit shoot 8-of-11 from the field during that time.
 
Williams overall poured in 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting and is averaging 16.5 points over his last eight contests.  Senior Shakeem Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) had 13 points and eight rebounds with Ridgeway-Higgs and Thompson adding 10 points apiece for the Lightning, who shot 48 percent (31-of-65) from the floor and improved to 8-0 against the Lions.
 
Vujovic was held scoreless in the second half and his dismissal after picking up his fifth foul with 10:09 left was the death knell.  Luka Zgonjanin netted 11 points for the Lions (1-18, 1-10 CACC), who shot 34 percent (21-of-62) from the field and 3-of-20 from 3-point range.
 
GBC (13-3, 8-2) moved into a three-way tie for first place in the CACC South Division with Wilmington (8-2), which tonight defeated U. of the Sciences, and idle Philadelphia U. (8-2).
 
The winning streak is the Lightning's best since a school-record nine-game run in 2009-10 and the seven road victories ties a school record, also accomplished in 2009-10 and 2011-12.  Tonight also marks the fourth time this season GBC won a game by at least 27 points.
 
Goldey-Beacom is home Thursday to play the second half of its suspended game against Chestnut Hill, starting at 7:00 pm.  GBC has a 42-32 lead going into the resumption of the December 6 contest halted due to a leaky roof.
 
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