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95
Winner Goldey-Beacom GBCM 15-3
66
Roberts Wesleyan College RWCM 2-14
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GBCM
15-3
95
Final
66
Roberts Wesleyan College RWCM
2-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 41 54 95
Roberts Wesleyan College RWCM 40 26 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Breaks Road Record in 95-66 Win at Roberts Wesleyan



Senior Shakeem Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) tied his career best with 28 points and Goldey-Beacom ran away with its school-record eighth road victory of the season, 95-66 at Roberts Wesleyan in Rochester, NY.
 
Wilson had the stage all to himself in the first half, pouring in 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers.  This helped Goldey-Beacom (15-3) shoot 56 percent (18-of-32) from the floor to gain a 41-40 lead.
 
The key run actually bridged both halves, when the Lightning scored 12 consecutive points to turn a 40-39 deficit in the last minute of the first into a 51-40 margin just under four minutes into the second.  Wilson, senior Riyan Williams (Dunkirk, MD) and junior Dante Thompson (Coram, NY) all netted four points in that time.
 
The Redhawks (2-14) climbed to 53-47 with 14:40 left on Isaiah Lewis' jumper, but the Lightning took over from there.  The visitors poured in the next seven points over 2 1/2 minutes to open a 60-47 margin with 12:11 remaining.  Senior Parris Ridgeway-Higgs (New Castle, DE) ended the spurt with a 3-pointer.
 
Wilson matched his effort from November 20, 2015 against Saint Thomas Aquinas by shooting 11-of-13 from the floor to go with seven rebounds and three 3-pointers.  Thompson had 13 points and a season-best 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, sophomore Corey Taite (Sayreville, NJ) notched 10 and nine with Ridgeway-Higgs and senior Khalil Keel (Philadelphia, PA) adding 10 points apiece.
 
The Lightning in the second half shot 54 percent (20-of-37) from the field en route to hitting 55 percent (38-of-69) overall.  The Redhawks were held to only 29 percent (10-of-35) after intermission and 36 percent (26-of-72) for the game.
 
Thompson has been on a torrid pace that has seen him score in double figures eight straight games, averaging 15.5 points in that span.
 
Ridgeway-Higgs now is 15th in school history with 713 career points, fifth with 229 assists and eighth with 104 three-pointers.
 
Goldey-Beacom won seven road contests during the 2009-10 season and matched it in 2011-12.  The five-game road winning streak is one shy of the team record set during the 2009-10 campaign.
 
The squad's eight-game winning streak overall is one shy of the team mark set during the 2009-10 season.

The Lightning also improved to 6-0 this season in non-conference games against Division II opponents.  They opened their campaign with a 64-56 loss at Division I Delaware.
 
Goldey-Beacom is home Tuesday against Holy Family on "Goldey-Beacom Night" as part of a doubleheader with the women's team.  The first 100 students who arrive for the 6:00 pm start time will receive t-shirts.  Pizza also will be served at approximately 7:30 pm, after the women's game and before the men's contest.
 
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