Basketball Teams Headed to CACC Championship Weekend

Women's Basketball | 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom will see both of its basketball teams on display during championship weekend of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament.

The men's team (15-14, 12-7 CACC) will be the first to take the court, facing Bloomfield in the semifinals on Saturday at noon. The winner gets the survivor of the semifinal between Jefferson and Dominican (NY) in the final on Sunday at noon.

The women's squad (14-15, 9-10) also is in the semifinals and will play 23rd-ranked Jefferson after 7:00 pm. The winner gets either fourth-ranked University of the Sciences or Georgian Court in the final on Sunday at 2:30 pm

The semifinals and the finals will take place on the campus of Caldwell University in Caldwell, NJ. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for senior and students and free for children under age 3. No complimentary tickets are available.

The men's unit is in the semifinals for a second straight year, thanks to Tuesday's 86-78 home triumph over Caldwell in the quarterfinals. Senior Corey Taite (Sayreville, NJ) matched his career high with 40 points, shot 9-of-16 from the floor and went 16-for-16 from the line. Senior Troy Stancil (Washington, DC) had 12 points and six rebounds with sophomore Tevin Service (Union, NJ) netting 12 points. Sophomore Marcellus Livingston (Linden, NJ) hauled in a game-high seven rebounds.

Taite again has been a major force at guard in being picked first team All-CACC a second straight season, one year after being named CACC Player of the Year and first team All-East Region by the CCA and NABC. He enters the weekend having hit 45 consecutive free throws, is 40th in the nation with 20.7 points per game, 12th with a .902 free throw percentage, 20th with 156 free throws and 64th with 1.85 steals per contest.

Livingston also has been a key player at guard with his incredible shooting. He is 13th in the league with 15.1 points per game, sixth with a .400 three-point percentage, 28th with 5.1 rebounds per contest and 41st with a .427 field goal percentage.

Senior Mahir Johnson (Chester, PA) also has been a major player in the Lightning's success. He is 19th in the CACC with 13.7 points per game, 14th with 151 field goals, 24th with a .465 field goal percentage and 28th with 36 three-pointers.

Goldey-Beacom's first three games this season (Bentley, Saint Anselm and Saint Thomas Aquinas) were against teams who at some point this season have been nationally ranked. It enters the weekend having won seven of its last 10 contests.

The women's team moved forward with Tuesday's 75-60 upset of North Division champion Dominican (NY). Junior Amanda McGrogan (Mount Laurel, NJ) went off for a career-best 30 points in addition to getting seven rebounds and three 3-pointers. Sophomore Alanna Speaks (Dover, DE) had 13 points and 11 rebounds with senior Tanner Turner-Rush (Harrisburg, PA) adding 13 points for the Lightning, who outscored the Chargers 19-5 in the fourth quarter.

The women's team has been paced by the incredible play of McGrogan, who has done it all at guard and was named second team All-CACC. She is 49th in the nation with 17.8 points per game, 15th with 142 free throws, 73rd with 4.0 assists per contest and 84th with a 1.59 assist-to-turnover ratio. McGrogan has scored in double figures 23 times this season and notched four double-doubles.

Turner-Rush continues to be one of the vital members of the program with her incredible leadership skills and all-around solid competitiveness. She is 38th in the nation with 35.75 minutes per game, 40th in the league with 10.2 points per contest, 13th with 53 three-pointers, 28th with a .310 three-point percentage and 31st with 109 field goals.

Speaks also has been a key player with her shooting and inside play. She is 35th in the league with 10.6 points per game, third with 8.0 rebounds per contest, 13th with 33.3 minutes per game and 41st with a .356 shooting percentage.

Goldey-Beacom enters the weekend with victories in five of its last nine contests.

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Players Mentioned

#13 Amanda McGrogan: G; 5' 5"; Junior

#10 Alanna Speaks: F; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#3 Tanner Turner-Rush: G; 5' 7"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#13 Amanda McGrogan
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G

#10 Alanna Speaks
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: F

#3 Tanner Turner-Rush
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

Players Mentioned

#13 Amanda McGrogan

#10 Alanna Speaks

#3 Tanner Turner-Rush

Players Mentioned

#13 Amanda McGrogan

#10 Alanna Speaks

#3 Tanner Turner-Rush