NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Holy Family University Men's Basketball's four-game win streak ended with a 79-91 loss at Wilmington on Tuesday night.
Individual Highlights
- Semaj Bethea (Camden, N.J./Camden) led all players with five assists, a season-best, and added nine points
- Najee Coursey (Egg Harbor City, N.J./Cedar Creek (Sacred Heart University)), Omarion Jett (Montclair, N.J./Saint Benedict's Prep (American International College)) and Raphael Dupouy (Bordeaux, France/Central Pointe Christian Academy (Yavapai College)) topped the Tigers with 12 points apiece, with Coursey blocking a game-high two blocks
- Elijah Hernandez (Bronx, N.Y./Our Savior Lutheran (Westchester CC)) pulled down a team-high six rebounds
- Matt Gardler (Broomall, Pa./Marple Newtown) also had nine points, while CJ Mundell (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) tied a season-best with eight for the second game in a row
How it Happened
- Dupouy scored six consecutive Holy Family points to give the Tigers their only lead, 24-22, with 7:04 to go in the first, only for Wilmington respond with eight unanswered
- That led to the Wildcats establishing a first-half-high nine-point edge, 29-38, 2:08 ahead of the break, before HFU cut into the deficit with the last four points of the period
- The Tigers tallied seven of the first 10 points of the second to get as close as 40-41 on a Dupouy jumper 2:18 out of the locker room, but WilmU came back with six in a row
- A Coursey three-point play and Gardler layup made it a one-possession advantage, 46-49, with 14:02 left, but again the Wildcats answered with six straight
- HFU pulled within five twice down the stretch, including at 61-66 on a Gardler triple with 7:16 showing, but the Tigers could never make it a single possession scoreline again
Up Next
Holy Family hosts regular season champion Felician on Saturday at 3 p.m. Prior to the game, the Tigers will honor the senior class of Coursey, Jett,
Karrington Wallace (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood (Central Connecticut State University)) and
RJ Delahaye (Newburgh, N.Y./The Storm King School (Franklin Pierce University)).