Grad student Gerald Drumgoole Jr had a game that he will remember for the rest of his life, scoring a career-high 30 points to lead the Revolutionaries to a 82-62 victory over the visiting Lafayette Leopards. Drumgoole shot lights out from beyond the arc, sinking six 3-pointers on eleven attempts, electrifying the home crowd with his sharpshooting. George Washington as a team took apart Lafayette slowly but surely, with smart ball movement and relentless energy on defense. They finished with 15 assists on 29 made field goals, while, holding the Leopards to 42.4 percent shooting from the field and 27.3 percent from deep.
Sophomore guard Trey Autry finished with 12 points and 3 rebounds, redshirt junior center Rafael Castro added 10 points, a game high 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, while redshirt sophomore Darren Buchanan Jr contributed 11 points and 4 rebounds.
Lafayette was paced by freshman guard Alex Chaikin, who scored a team high 19 points on 7-11 shooting and sophomore guard-forward Andrew Phillips who added 13 points and 3 rebounds.
Below are takeaways from the game.
George Washington high flying center Rafael Castro throws it down in the first half against Lafayette.
TAKEAWAYS:
Gerald Drumgoole Jr: was unconscious throughout the game and did a good job of providing reliable offense for an otherwise cold shooting first half for GW, scoring 11 of George Washington's 34 first half points. In the second half, Drumgoole Jr elevated his shooting efficiency even more, scoring 19 of his game and career high 30 points, including, hitting six of his last seven shots from the field and four of his last five three pointers. Whenever Lafayette made a push in an attempt to get back into the game, Drumgoole Jr often times, killed their momentum with a quick run of his own. A very impressive shooting performance.
Rebounding: was key in George Washington controlling the game for the most part. The Revolutionaries won the rebounding battle convincingly, pulling down 43 rebounds to Lafayettes 26, which included 16 offensive rebounds which led to 14 second chance points for GW. Six out of the ten Revolutionaries who saw game action, pulled down 4 or more rebounds, led by Castro's game high 9 rebounds, whereas Lafayette only had TWO players who accomplished the same feat of 4+ rebounds.
Revolutionaries Team Defense: was on point for most of the game and the x-factor in their win over Lafayette. Coming into the contest, Lafayette's leading scorer was 7'0 senior center Justin Vander Baan, averaging just under 11 points a game. GW key'd in on him, with mainly Rafael Castro using his athleticism and shot blocking instincts to frustrate Vander Baan as he altered countless shots. Vander Baan was plagued with foul trouble (4) and finished with 5 points in the game.
With Castro keeping Vander Baan in check, the Revolutionaries focused on the Leopards three point shooting. Lafayette came in shooting 35.5 percent as a team, putting them among the top 130 in Division I basketball in three point shooting. While freshman standout Alex Chaikin found room to shooting 3-6 from deep, posting a team high 19 points, the rest of the Leopards shot a combined 3-16 (18.7%). GW did a good job closing out, taking away airspace, running Lafayettes shooters off the line and forcing them to play off the bounce which played more into the hands of the Revolutionaries, due to their superior size and athleticism. To bring it home veen more how impactful George Washington's team defense was overall, they held Lafayettes to 62 points, their second worse point total of the season thus far.
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