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 Knights Defeat Dolphins: Bellarmine Wins Programs First #ASUNMadness (Photo: A-Sun)
Knights Defeat Dolphins: Bellarmine Wins Program's First #ASUNMadness - Mar 9, 2022 
The Bellarmine Knights claimed their first Division I conference title with a 77-72 victory against Jacksonville on Tuesday evening in the 2022 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Championship Final. Championship Most Valuable Player Dylan Penn (6'3''-G) scored 22 points to help guide BU to victory inside Freedom Hall.After Jacksonville jumped ahead with the first four points of the game, the Knights stormed back with nine of their own unanswered thanks to three-pointers from Curtis Hopf (6'8''-F), Juston Betz (6'3''-G) and Penn. The hot shooting night for Bellarmine continued as the team held a 22-10 advantage at the 11:34 mark of the first half. The Knights were shooting 61.5% from the floor compared to only 46.5% by the Dolphins. Jacksonville continued to fight but was unable to trim the deficit below double digits and trailed, 36-26, at the half. Although the Dolphins would cut the lead to 38-30, the Knights remained in control early in the second half and pushed their lead back to double digits at 44-33 off a fastbreak layup from Betz. Jacksonville would use a 7-2 run to cut into the Knights' lead before Scholar-Athlete of the Year CJ Fleming (6'0''-PG) hit an acrobatic shot that had BU up by eight again. The home team was quickly up by 12 again courtesy of back-to-back long-range buckets from Betz and Fleming. The Dolphins would battle back but the Knights would hold on to their lead and claim the 2022 league crown. Key Notes - Bellarmine captured its first ASUN Championship title in the Knights' first-ever trip to the championship title game - This marked the first conference championship for Bellarmine at the Division I level after the program joined the ASUN last season - The postseason run by the Knights marked Bellarmine's first ASUN Championship Final appearance in any sport - With the win, the Knights improved to 3-1 in ASUN Championship play and are now 4-0 in all-time matchups against Jacksonville - The showdown between the Dolphins and Knights was the first time the two sides have met in the ASUN Championship - Tuesday's contest ranked second for all-time attendance at an ASUN Championship final with 6,251 in the seats at Freedom Hall A-Sun Tournament Final: Bellarmine - Jacksonville 77-72 A-Sun Tournament Semifinals: Liberty - Bellarmine 50-53 Jacksonville St. - Jacksonville 51-54 Courtesy of asunsports.org All-A-Sun Awards 2022 - Mar 9, 2022
All-Tournament MVP:  Dylan Penn (6'3''-G) of BellarminePlayer of the Year: Darius McGhee (5'9''-PG) of LibertyDefensive Player of the Year:  Kevin Samuel (6'11''-C-1997) of FGCUFreshman of the Year: Camren Hunter-Vincent (6'3''-G) of Central ArkansasNewcomer of the Year: Tavian Dunn-Martin (5'8''-PG-1998) of FGCUCoach of the Year: Ray Harper of Jacksonville State
First Team Darius McGhee (5'9''-PG) of Liberty Darian Adams (6'3''-G-1998) of Jacksonville State Tavian Dunn-Martin (5'8''-PG-1998) of FGCU Kevion Nolan (6'2''-G) of Jacksonville Ahsan Asadullah (6'9''-C) of Lipscomb
Second Team Dylan Penn (6'3''-G) of Bellarmine CJ Fleming (6'0''-PG) of Bellarmine Kevin Samuel (6'11''-C-1997) of FGCU Kyle Rode (6'7''-PF) of Liberty Chase Johnston (6'2''-G) of StetsonAll-Freshman Team Camren Hunter-Vincent (6'3''-G) of Central Arkansas Daniel Ortiz (6'0''-PG) of North Alabama Curtis Hopf (6'8''-F) of Bellarmine Trae Benham (6'3''-G) of Lipscomb Alvin Tumblin (6'7''-F/C) of StetsonAll-Tournament Team Dylan Penn (6'3''-G) of Bellarmine Juston Betz (6'3''-G) of Bellarmine CJ Fleming (6'0''-PG) of Bellarmine Jordan Davis (6'3''-G-1998) of Jacksonville Kevion Nolan (6'2''-G) of Jacksonville Kayne Henry (6'7''-G/F-1999) of Jacksonville State Darius McGhee (5'9''-PG) of Liberty |
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