HARRIS LEADS COUGARS OVER WILMINGTON, 82-66
2-7-05
box score
 CALDWELL,
N.J. - Senior guard Ron Harris (Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central)
scored 21 points as the Caldwell College men's basketball team overcame
a sluggish start to beat Wilmington College, 82-66 in a Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference game Monday night at the George R. Newman Center.
The Cougars improved to 10-12 overall and 9-5 in the CACC, while the
Wildcats dropped to 2-18 on the season, 1-13 in conference play.
Wilmington used torrid shooting to take a 39-33 lead at the half. The
Wildcats shot an amazing 77.3 percent (17-of-22) from the field, led by
Steve Christensen, who made all seven of his shots en route to 17
first-half points. Harris countered with 14 points, including 6-of-6
from the free throw line, as Caldwell shot 50.0 percent (9-of-18) from
the field.
In the second half, Caldwell battled back to tie the game at 46-46 on a
three-pointer from sophomore guard Jean Georges (Vauxhal,
NJ/Spotswood), pictured, with 15 minutes remaining. A turnover by
Christensen led to a Harris lay-up that gave the Cougars a 48-46 lead
that they would not relinquish. A 17-4 run that included eight points
from freshman forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor)
made the score 63-50 with 7:21 left and essentially put the game away as
Caldwell would lead by as many as 18 points.
Harris shot 7-of-10 from the field and 7-of-10 from the line to lead the
Cougars with 21 points. Perez, who was named the CACC Player of the Week
today, scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half while making all
eight of his attempts from the line. Perez has now made 24 straight free
throws after having made 16-of-16 against Felician College on Saturday.
Georges finished with 15 points while hitting four threes, and sophomore
guard Nolan Hall (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) recorded his
first career double-double with 11 points and a career-best 10 boards to
go with five assists. Christensen ended up going 9-of-10 from the field
while making nine straight attempts to finish with a game-high 26
points.
Caldwell returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 9, when the Cougars host
Dominican College in a CACC game. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. in the
Newman Center.
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