Cavalieri, Dockery Lead St. Francis to Win Over Howard

Washington, DC, Dec. 7--Tory Cavalieri and Bronski Dockery each scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as Saint Francis of New York easily defeated Howard University, 88-67 in a non-conference men's basketball game at Burr Gymnasium.
Dockery, a 6-2 senior guard, got the Terriers (2-2) off to a quick start by scoring 10 of his team's first 18 points as they bolted out to an 18-4 lead and never trailed. Cavalieri, a 6-0 sophomore guard contributed to the effort as he and Dockery combined to hit on 5 of 7 from the three-point line.

The Bison (1-4) re-grouped briefly on the scoring of senior guard Ron Williamson, who scored 11 points during a three-minute to get his team to within 10 at 43-33 at the half.
But St. Francis used a balanced attack in the second half to hold Howard at bay. Cliff Strong (14 points), Christian Brown (11 points) and Chris Sockwell (12 points, 8 rebounds) distributed the ball, recording 18 assists on 28 baskets.

The Bison closed to within seven twice, but each time Dockery or Cavalieri rebuffed their comeback attempts with key baskets or free throws.

Howard, which was coming off a West Coast swing that had them playing two games in three days out there, appeared to suffer from jet lag, shooting 38 percent (24 of 63) from the field and turning the ball over a season-high 22 times. Only Williamson was able to have a productive night as he finished with a season-high 32 points, including 6 of 12 from beyond the stripe.

Kyle Williams, Williamson's backcourt mate and team leading scorer (18.8 points per game), scored season-low 10 points, only 3 points in the second half before fouling out.
Williamson now needs 16 points to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career.
Howard will play its fourth game in nine days when it takes on American University on Monday at Bender Arena at 7 p.m.. St. Francis plays at St. Johns on Wednesday.