CALDWELL MEN'S BASKETBALL SHOOTS DOWN FELICIAN, 81-64

2-2-08
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CALDWELL, N.J. - Senior forward B.J. Suchy (Ronkonkoma, NY/Our Savior New American) scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field to lead the Caldwell College men's basketball team to an 81-64 triumph over Felician College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest Saturday night in the George R. Newman Center. The win is the Cougars third in a row and improves their record to 8-12 overall and 6-4 in the conference. The Golden Falcons drop to 8-12, 6-4 CACC with the loss.

The Cougars came out of the gate shooting the lights out, hitting 16-of-21 from the floor in the first half for an impressive 76.2 percent. In fact, Caldwell made its first seven shots of the half, with its first miss coming at the 11:06 mark. Suchy, pictured, made all six of his attempts, including two three-pointers, as Caldwell jumped out to a 42-20 lead at halftime. On the other side, Felician made just 7-of-25 (28.0 percent) from the field in managing to score just 20 points in the game's first 20 minutes.

The Cougars continued to play well in the second half, building the lead up to 61-30 with 11:08 to play. But the Golden Falcons did not give up, storming back in the game with a 30-11 run that made the score 72-60 with 3:12 on the clock. Freshmen Kashiff Foster and Devon Young scored 12 and eight points, respectively in the run. But it was too little, too late for the Golden Falcons, as the Cougars closed out the game with a dunk by junior forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) and four points from sophomore guard Eddie Crockett (Passaic, NJ/Passaic).

Caldwell finished the game shooting 57.4 percent from the field compared to 40.0 percent for Felician. The Cougars also dished out 16 assists while committing 11 turnovers. This is the fifth 20-point game this season for Suchy, who has scored in double figures in five of the last six games. Perez finished with 16 points, while junior guard Carl Augustin (Stony Point, NY/Don Bosco Prep) had 10. Young scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Foster finished with 15 points for Felician, which out-rebounded the Cougars 38-32.

Caldwell is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 5, when the Cougars play at CACC North Division-leading Post University. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. in Waterbury, Conn.

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