Georgetown beats Le Moyne 94-57 in Ed Cooley’s debut as coach of the Hoyas

WASHINGTON — Supreme Prepare dinner had 19 factors and 13 rebounds, Dontrez Types added 15 factors and 10 rebounds and Georgetown beat Le Moyne 94-57 on Tuesday evening in Ed Cooley’s debut as coach of the Hoyas.

Cooley, who was employed away from Large East rival Windfall, is attempting to show round a once-proud program that turned an afterthought whereas going 13-50 general and 2-37 within the Large East the previous two seasons underneath Patrick Ewing.

“As soon as I received to the sport, I used to be OK,” Cooley stated. “What was totally different was leaving the Thompson Heart (on Georgetown’s campus). The site visitors to get right here. … The anxiousness main as much as it: How will our males carry out? It was very emotional, to be trustworthy with you. Very, very emotional.”

Prepare dinner arrived at Georgetown following three seasons at Fairfield, the place he began 73 video games and totaled 910 factors and 680 rebounds. Prepare dinner made 8 of 9 pictures towards Le Moyne. Types spent two seasons at North Carolina, averaging 1.8 factors and 1.3 rebounds per sport.

Jay Heath additionally scored 15 factors for Georgetown. Rowan Brumbaugh added 13 factors, Drew Fielder scored 11 factors and Jayden Epps had a team-high 11 assists. The Hoyas completed with a 52-29 edge on the glass, with Wayne Bristol Jr. grabbing 10 rebounds.

Georgetown opened an early 20-7 lead and pushed it to 47-23 at halftime.

The Dolphins — taking part in their first sport as a Division I college — had been led in scoring by Kaiyem Cleary, who completed with 11 factors.

Georgetown was picked to complete eighth out of 11 groups within the Large East coaches’ preseason ballot and gained’t have ahead Ismael Massoud, a graduate switch from Kansas State, to start the season after surgical procedure on his proper hand on Oct. 24.

NEXT UP

Georgetown performs Holy Cross at residence on Saturday. Le Moyne visits No. 22 Villanova on Friday.

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