CALDWELL MEN'S BASKETBALL SHOOTS DOWN FELICIAN, 81-64
2-2-08
box score
 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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