WASHINGTON, D.C. (BC Athletics) – The Bridgewater College men’s basketball team surged to a strong victory en route to a 103-59 win over Gallaudet to kick off the season on the road Monday night.

The Bridgewater Eagles (BC) now stand with a 1-0 record, and the Gallaudet Bison (GU) stand with a 1-1 overall record.

As the action ensued, BC took advantage first and plunged ahead with the help of an early eight-point scoring run as Carter Palmer started off strong cashing in a triple. Shortly after, Palmer dropped in his 10th point of the day to put the Eagles up by more than 10 points with a commanding 20-8 surge. Halfway through the first 20 minutes of play, BC continued to press on the gas launching a 20-point advantage as Lincoln Jackson laid in a soft touch off the glass.

The fiery offense could not be stopped the rest of the way. The Eagles maintained a 20-point separation for much of the first half. With less than a minute to go, BC poured in its 50th point in the first half while the Bison could not find an answer offensively.

The Bison struggled to gain traction as the Eagles took the first half by storm with a 52-27 first-half score.

In the final 20 minutes of action, GU fell apart. Maurice Davis and Jahmir Brown pieced together a commanding run to set the tone. Palmer slammed on a nice set play to extend the lead to 30 points. Many strong scoring runs continued, and the Bison were left searching for an answer they could not find.

With less than 10 minutes to go, BC put up their 78th point of the night as Sol Vita kept the scoring barrage going. From there, momentum remained forceful and steady. Vita later tipped in the 100th point of the night.

The Eagles came away with the win for a strong 103-59 final score.

Game Notes
• The last time the Eagles posted more than 100 points in a game was back in 2021 against Bethany (W.V.) when Bridgewater captured a 108-80 win.
• BC maintained a strong field goal percentage with a 52.6 percentage (40-76).
• The Eagles more than tripled the Bison in offensive rebounds with 19 to GU’s five, respectively.
• Carter Palmer led the game offensively with 27 points including six boards, three steals and a 75.0 field goal percentage going 12-for-16 from the field.
• Chris Suber collected a single-game career-high 12 assists on the night.
• Nathan Edwards put up 10 boards in the strong win.

Up Next
The Eagles are back in action this weekend for the Carlyle Whitelow Classic as they host Penn State Hazleton, EMU and Mid-Atlantic Christian.

— BC Athletics —