Another arctic blast wiped out four of the five games scheduled for the region on Monday. The one game that did come to fruition wound up being a one-sided affair in the CACC South:
GOLDEY-BEACOM 86 GEORGIAN COURT 59
Parris Ridgeway-Higgs, Kyle Steinbergin and Derrick Archie all scored 18 points and Goldey-Beacom banged a bevy of 3-pointers in hammering Georgian Court at the Wellness Center, pulling within a game of crosstown rival Wilmington for the last playoff spot in the CACC South. The Lightning struck early and led the entire way, unloading 14 unanswered points in expanding a 24-20 lead to 38-20 shortly before halftime. Four different players banged triples to kick off the surge, and then a 31-9 blitz to start the second half expanded the chasm to 71-33 after a Steinbergin bomb (he hit 6-of-10 from downtown Lakewood) with 11:12 to play. Ridgeway-Higgs made 3-of-4 (6-for-7 total FG) and Archie converted 7-of-10 from inside the arc for the winners, who also received a strong all-around game from Chris Getz (15 points, 3-4 from deep, six rebounds, seven assists). Goldey shot 56% on the evening, including a spectacular 13-for-25 from long distance (GCU was 31% and 5-23 by contrast). Juwuan Carter totaled 11 points and Michael Pierre 10 (4-5 FG, 2-2 from 3) off the bench for the Lions, who outscored their guests 26-15 over the final 10:19 to finish strong.
SCHEDULE ISSUES
For details on scheduled make-up games or outright cancellations, check out the Master Schedule under the Schedule tab on the main page of this website. Due to limited open dates, Monday’s Bloomfield-St. Thomas Aquinas game is likely to be canceled, as is tomorrow’s Lincoln-Southern New Hampshire contest. Others have been pushed back, some more than once. Tomorrow’s lone surviving game is a potentially historic one as Philadelphia hosts Wilmington, with Herb Magee sitting one win away from 1,000 over his brilliant career.
POLL POSITION
The new D2SIDA media poll has been released. Last week’s rankings are in parentheses:
2. USciences (3)
3. Southern Connecticut (T-1)
T4. St. Anselm (T-4)
T4. Southern New Hampshire (T-4)
6. Stonehill (T-10)
7. Bridgeport (6)
8. Holy Family (8)
9. St. Michael’s (7)
T10. Daemen (9)
T10. Philadelphia (T-10)