HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior tri-captain
Donald Jorden Jr. (Tampa, Fla.) scored a team-high 18 points to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 87-56 win over the visiting City College of New York Beavers in men's basketball action this afternoon on Ogrodnik Court in Oosting Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 6-3 heading into the semester break, while the Beavers drop to 4-5. The victory is also the 400th for Trinity Head Coach
James Cosgrove. In 25 seasons at Endicott, Adelphi and Trinity, Cosgrove has compiled a 400-244 record (161-107 at Trinity) for a .621 winning percentage.
Trinity led, 47-31 at the half, puling away with a 29-10 run after the 14-minute mark. Jorden led the Bantams at the break with 10 points. Trinity continued to lead comfortable throughout the second half and held CCNY to a 34.4 percent clip from the field. The Bantams also outrebounded the Beavers, 49-40. Five Bantams finished in double figures, including Jorden, sophomore
Gilbert Otoo (Burtonsville, Md.) with 15 points, and junior
C.J. Redd (Peekskill, N.Y.), sophomore Ban Callahan-Gold (New York, N.Y.), and first-year
Will Dorion (Needham, Mass.) with 12 apiece. Rookie
Kualim Johnson (West Boylston, Mass.) led the way on the glass with seven rebounds and Dorion dished eight assists. Yassine Sakhi paced CCNY with a game-high 20 points, while Joey Leighton added 14 points, and Amir Assani pulled down nine rebounds.
