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61
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 0-1
78
Winner Franklin Pierce FPUM 1-0
Goldey-Beacom GBCM
0-1
61
Final
78
Franklin Pierce FPUM
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 22 39 61
Franklin Pierce FPUM 44 34 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Just Falls Short in 78-61 Loss to Franklin Pierce



Goldey-Beacom unbelievable almost eradicated a 22-point halftime deficit in getting within two, but was handed a 78-61 season-opening loss by Franklin Pierce in Manchester, NH.
 
Goldey-Beacom enters the campaign with just two returning starters from last season's squad that went 20-7, setting the team record for most regular-season victories at 20 to go with a school-record 12-game winning streak and 11 road wins.  The Lightning also welcome 10 newcomers on the season.
 
Franklin Pierce owned a 44-22 halftime lead by shooting 58 percent (15-of-26) from the field and limiting Goldey-Beacom to just 23 percent (8-of-35).  Jordan Lackey led the Ravens with 19 points in the stanza on 7-of-9 shooting.
 
GBC was down 48-28 with 16:34 left, but incredibly used a 23-5 run over eight minutes to close to 53-51 with 8:37 left.  Corey Taite (Sayreville, NJ), one of the returning starters, and fellow junior Mahir Johnson (Chester, PA) scored seven points in that span.
 
Senior Dante Thompson (Coram, NY), the other returning starter, hit a layup to close the deficit to 62-59 with 4:13 left.  But Doyin Fadojutimi got the Ravens going by canning a 3-pointer with 3:44 to go for a six-point cushion.
 
Following a turnover, Fadojutimi converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 3:25 remaining for a 68-59 margin that all but ended things.
 
Taite netted 15 points to go with six rebounds and Thompson poured in 10 points for the Lightning (0-1), who shot 31 percent (22-of-70) from the floor.
 
Lackey scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead all five scorers in double figures for Franklin Pierce (1-0).  Mike McDevitt had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Fadojutimi netted 13 points, Asante Sandiford scored 11 and Falu Seck added 10 for the Ravens, who shot 57 percent (26-of-46) from the field.
 
Goldey-Beacom on Sunday faces Southern New Hampshire at 6:30 pm.
 
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