Men’s Basketball Rolls Past Goldey-Beacom, 101-68

Wednesday, November 8

Newark, DE

7 PM

University of Delaware

2-0,0-0CAA

101

Goldey-Beacom

0-0,0-0CACC

Goldey-Beacom

Delaware

101

Photo by: Gavin Bethell

11/8/2023 9:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team topped Goldey-Beacom, 101-68, Wednesday night at the Bob Carpenter Center in the 2023 home opener. Seven Blue Hens eclipsed double figures in a game for the first time since Feb. 29, 2020, against UNC Wilmington as Delaware advanced to 2-0 on the season.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Kobe Jerome's first triple marked his first career points as he went on to hit six on the night. Those six-straight three-pointers are tied for the second most consecutive in a single game in program history. The Harlem, N.Y. native posted a career best 18 points.
Christian Ray hit the 800-rebound plateau with his nine first-half boards, as he went on to post a double-double. His final tally was 15 points and a career-best 17 boards.
Jalun Trent recorded his first double-figure game in a Hens' uniform, as he finished with 12 on the night.
Tyler Houser (14), Gerald Drumgoole Jr. (12), Cavan Reilly (11), and Niels Lane (10) rounded out the cohort of double-figure scorers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hens took a 6-0 run over a 1:17 span to pull ahead 12-5 at the media break at 15:19. Delaware built the lead to as many as 10, before the Lightning cut it to six at 26-20 with 9:43 left in the opening frame. A 9-0 UD run stretched the lead to 35-20 at the under eight stoppage. The Blue & Gold cruised to halftime up, 52-34.
The Hens outscored the Lighting 14-6 through the first six minutes of action in the second half to go up 66-40. From the 12:22 mark to the 7:51 media timeout, the Blue Hens outpaced the Lighting 15-2 to take an 84-49 edge. Over the final three minutes, the teams traded blows, but it was Reilly who put the final exclamation point on the 33-point win as the sophomore drilled a trey to put Delaware in triple digits.

GAME NOTES

Drumgoole Jr. made his first career start for the Blue Hens.
Ray tallied his seventh double-double as a Blue Hen and 11th in his career.
Trent tied his career-high with six assists.
All Hens who were available saw action in Wednesday night's contest.
Wednesday's game was the first time the Hens reached triple figures since their 100-62 win over Chestnut Hill on Nov. 13, 2018.
Jyáre Davis missed the game with an illness and is expected to return on Sunday.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to action on Sunday as Air Force comes to The Bob for a 1 p.m. tip-off. The Hens look to avenge last season's loss in Colorado Springs.

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