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Nicholson Grabs Double-Double in Return Home – Bethune-Cookman University Athletics
CLEVELAND – In her return home to the Cleveland, Ohio area Friday evening, Bethune-Cookman junior forward Asianae Nicholson picked up her fourth double-double of the season while the Wildcats fell 78-59 to Cleveland State in a women’s basketball game inside Woodling Gymnasium.
FIRST QUARTER
Bethune-Cookman (2-7) shot 50 percent from three-point range in the opening quarter performing a 3-for-6 shooting touch from beyond the arc. After falling behind, 7-2 just over two minutes into the game, the Wildcats answered on the strength of a 10-2 run to claim a 12-9 advantage with 4:35 remaining in the quarter.
Shomari Phillips opened and closed the run for the Cats with bookend three-pointers, coupled with a layup from center Kayla Clark. Freshman Mya Johnson’s successful layup made it 14-13 in favor of the Wildcats before Cleveland State responded with a 7-3 run of its own as Mya Moore’s layup put the Vikings back on the positive end, 15-14. Mickayla Perdue scored the final six points of the period for the Vikings to give the hosts a 20-17 edge at the close of the period.
SECOND QUARTER
CSU’s Kali Howard gave her side its largest lead of the opening half at 22-17 with 7:59 remaining.
Asianae Nicholson kicked off a 9-0 B-CU run with a layup off the pass of junior guard Daimoni Dorsey. Fellow Cleveland native and senior Kayla White –making her first return back to Ohio as a collegiate student-athlete, laid a pass into Dorsey for a jumper at the top of the key before Nicholson stepped to the line to connect on 1 of 2 and tie the game at 22-22. Janessa Kelley added a basket to put the Cats back on top, while Phillips closed the run with a spinning layup and a 26-22 lead with 4:26 left.
Karianna Woods hit a pair of free throws to put the visitors up 28-26, but the Vikings got baskets from Perdue and Sara Guerreiro to close the half and give CSU a 34-30 lead at the break.
B-CU held CSU without a three-pointer in the first half, forcing the Vikings into a 0-for-7 mark from long range.
THIRD QUARTER
The free throw line was the key to CSU stretching the lead in the third quarter as the Vikings finished 7 of 9 at the line for the stanza. In all, the Vikings outscored the Cats 21-12 in order to burst out to a double-digit lead at 55-42 at the end of the period.
CSU went on a 15-5 run to open the quarter beginning with Guerreiro’s putback layup, as well as one of the team’s leading three-point specialists in Destiny Leo, as she was fouled by Johnson while attempting a corner three. She connected on all three attempts, and teammate Jordan Reisma – finishing 11 of 13 from the field and shooting more than 70 percent from the field on the season, collected the rebound on one end and finished it on the other for a 46-35 Vikings lead. Reisma added another basket moments later to extend the lead, 49-35.
Jordan Brooks, a freshman point guard from Atlanta, Georgia, recorded her fifth three-pointer of the season just a minute before the close of the quarter. But it was a Macey Fegan layup off the assist of Guerreiro stopping a potential B-CU run. Nicholson stole a Perdue pass and raced to the basket for a buzzer-beating layup.
FOURTH QUARTER
CSU shot 67 percent in the fourth quarter – adding two (2) three-pointers), while managing a 9 of 11 showing at the charity stripe in the final quarter. Meanwhile, B-CU was limited to just 5-for-13 in the period using a pair of baskets from Nicholson. Three different Vikings were perfect from the field including Reisma and Fegan with 2-for-2 mirror performances. The Cats did manage to out-rebound the Vikings at a 7-4 edge and convert those into seven second chance points.
CSU was sparked by a career-high 25 points from Reisma, while teammate Perdue added 22 points and four assists. Fegan had 11 points to finish in double figures as well, also passing out a game-high five assists.
B-CU was led in scoring by Nicholson with 14 points, as she also pulled down 12 rebounds (six offensive) to go along with two steals and two assists. Kayla Clark had 10 points and three assists.
Bethune-Cookman stays in Volusia County traveling to Stetson for the Hatter Classic taking place December 19-20, at Insight Credit Union Arena at Edmunds Center. Once in DeLand, the Cats will take on Bradley (Dec. 19) to open the event, followed by South Alabama (Dec. 20).
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The man wanted for the 2024 murder of a Northeast Ohio rapper in Cleveland, was arrested Thursday by members of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
The U.S. Marshals said Steven Smith, 27, was taken into custody at a home in the 15900 block of Invermere Ave. in Cleveland.
Smith is accused of fatally shooting Carlos Banks, 28, on Dec. 29. 2024 inside an apartment at 5115 The Rising.
This is in the city’s Slavic Village neighborhood.
Cleveland EMS pronounced Banks dead at the scene.
Also known by stage name KashBankx, the 28-year-old had amassed thousands of social media followers with his rap career.
19 News previously spoke with community journalist Jaylyn King who says he’s interviewed Banks multiple times about his music career.
“Normally Cleveland has a set sound that’s really repetitive,’ said King. “He (Banks) was one that stood out and was very different than other artists”.
“This is big because he touched and influenced so many people,” said King “Even outside of music”.
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LAKEWOOD, Ohio — It was Sunday morning when Lakewood police discovered a man and woman shot dead inside a home. The shooter then turned the gun on himself.
On Monday, we learned the victims were 33-year-old Amanda Wakut and 35-year-old Richard “Ricky” Eastin. Police say the shooter was 45-year-old Stephen Davis. On Wednesday, friends and family spoke with us about the life Eastin lived.
We interviewed Ricky Eastin’s younger brother, Ian Eastin, over Zoom because he’s currently on his honeymoon in Thailand. You could easily see the resemblance between him and his big brother.
“He was one of the kindest people I know. He would be willing to give his own shirt right off his back,” Eastin continued. “We just got married last week, so I just saw him.”
Eastin said he last talked to his brother on Saturday.
“He was sending us some pictures of- that he took at our wedding, and just asking how our honeymoon was going,” said Eastin.
Then, at 2 a.m., Eastin learned he would never hear from his brother again.
“I just didn’t believe it. I still feel like how is this even possible,” said Eastin.
Police say Ricky Eastin and Amanda Wakut were found shot and killed inside a home on Chesterland Avenue around 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
3 dead in Lakewood double murder-suicide
3 dead in Lakewood double murder-suicide
“You’d see stuff on the news, people get shot or people get killed, you don’t believe it, like it just is unreal,” said Ian Eastin.
When officers arrived at the scene, police said the shooter, Davis, believed to be Wakut’s boyfriend, drove off in a truck. He was later stopped on Warren Road, where he took his own life.
“Ricky was there supporting her because I guess Amanda was going to break up or end stuff with that guy, and I guess he didn’t take the news well, and just started shooting,” said Eastin.
Ricky Eastin’s boyfriend shared photos with us, including one Eastin sent earlier that Saturday. We also spoke to Eastin’s friend Gwendolyn McCrary Williams.
“That really hurt and I’m angry, he didn’t deserve it, they didn’t deserve that,” said Williams.
The two worked on home improvement projects together and had been making plans just last week.
“Everybody just loved Ricky, soon as you cross his path, it was just something about him that just made you want to just always be connected,” said Williams.
That love has shown in a GoFundMe, which has already raised more than $15,000 to cover funeral expenses and support his mother, whom Eastin was caring for.
“It’s crazy how many people, how many lives he’s touched in that just short period of time that he’s lived,” said Ian Eastin.
While Ricky Eastin may be gone, his friends and family say the love and impact he left behind will never fade.
“This wonderful vibrant full of life young guy, loves everybody, he’s gone and I’m going to miss Ricky,” said Williams.
For more information on the GoFundMe for Ricky, click here.
Earlier
On Monday we spoke to Wakut’s friend and business partner, Megann Galehouse, about her. She described Wakut as a mother, athlete and someone filled with joy and laughter.
Galehouse told News 5 she had just talked to her in the days before she was killed, saying what happened seemed surreal.
“She said, ‘Happy Birthday, I love you so much,’ and I said, Thank you, I love you too,’” Galehouse said.
As police search for answers to what happened, Galehouse mourns Wakut and Eastin and is raising money for funeral costs. She’s also raising money to support Wakut’s 7-year-old son, who was with his grandmother when the shooting happened. While it still doesn’t feel real, she hopes people remember Amanda for her light and her spirit.
“She was always joking. I don’t think I will ever forget her laugh. Her laugh was really, really good,” Galehouse said.
For more information on the GoFundMe for Wakut, click here.
Nadeen Abusada is a Cuyahoga County and immigration reporter at News 5 Cleveland. Follow her on Instagram NadeenAbusada or email her at Nadeen.Abusada@wews.com.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland Police gave a tragic update to the SR-176 crash that happened in the southbound lanes near Spring Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said two people died in the multiple-vehicle crash that closed the highway for several hours starting around 4:20 P.M.
When officers arrived, they found three vehicles were involved in the crash.
The investigation concluded that a dump truck traveling southbound on SR-176 struck a Jeep Patriot that had slowed. The crash caused the Jeep to continue forward and collide with a Ford E-350 van.
Following the collision, the Jeep rolled over and burst into flames.
The van hit the median and overturned.
The dump truck driven by a 35-year-old male man was not hurt, according to police.
The Jeep was occupied by two people whose ages are unknown were pronounced dead at the scene.
A 71-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, who were driving the van, were taken by Cleveland EMS to a local hospital for treatment.
The Cleveland Division of Police Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the incident. No additional information is available at this time.
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