Goldey-Beacom wasted a 34-point effort from sophomore Nazim Derry (Atlantic City, NJ) and left Orangeburg, NY with a crushing 69-62 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference loss at 21st-ranked Dominican (NY).
Goldey-Beacom in the first half held Dominican to two stretches of over three minutes without a point. The Chargers shot just 28 percent (8-of-29) from the floor, 4-of-17 from 3-point range and committed 10 turnovers.
Meanwhile, Derry was the Lightning's focal point on offense with 14 points in helping his side own a 28-22 halftime cushion.
Goldey-Beacom kept things going in the second half, using a 15-6 run in just under 4 1/2 minutes to gain a 50-35 margin with 11:35 remaining. Derry continued his torrid display with 10 points in that run to help the Lightning shoot 6-of-9 from the floor.
But the Chargers would not be denied in ending the contest on a 34-12 run, snapping the Lightning's five-game winning streak.
Derry drilled a 3-pointer with 5:33 remaining for a 59-51 GBC lead. After Joseph Merrill and Jalen Burgess each canned triples for Dominican, junior Juran Ligonde (Boston, MA) hit a layup with 3:36 left for a 61-57 margin.
Wahaad Johnson then became the star for Chargers after going scoreless up until this point. He nailed a jumper with 3:15 to play for a two-point contest and then canned the go-ahead 3-pointer from the right corner with two minutes left for a 62-61 Dominican lead.
A free throw from sophomore Mekhi Collins (Medford, MA) with 96 seconds wiped out Dominican's first lead of the game for a 62-62 tie. However, Brandt Roundtree's layup with 1:08 left gave the home side the lead for good.
Burgess converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 28 seconds remaining before Johnson hit two free throws and the last of his seven points with 11 seconds to go for the final.
Derry's points were one off his career high from December 1 against Georgian Court and he also canned six 3-pointers. This gives him 100 career 3-pointers, with 10th place held by GBC Hall of Famer Derek Savage at 105, and his 64 this season are the fourth-best total in team history.
Burgess closed with 25 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 12 rebounds with Roundtree netting 13 points for the Chargers (13-3, 6-2 CACC).
Goldey-Beacom (10-8, 6-3) remains in third place in the CACC South Division and will host second-place Chestnut Hill on Wednesday at 8:00 pm. The women's game between the same schools starts at 6:00 pm.
