By Augustinas Navickas

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Shawntrez Davis scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to highlight the first game of the Ryan Ridder era as the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (1-0) downed Johnson University (Fla.) (0-5) 108-66 in Historic Moore Gymnasium.

BCU dominated the entire game, gaining a vicious 42-point lead after Brandon
Tabb's three-pointer with 7:33 to play. 

In the first half, the Wildcats jumped to an early 23-9 lead with more than 14
minutes remaining, and finished the half on top, BCU 53-38.

Johnson University shot only 4-15 from the three and 39.7% from the field;
meanwhile the Wildcats were red-hot, shooting 12-21 from behind the arc and
60.6% from the field.

Alongside Davis, four more B-CU players scored in double digits. Daytona Beach
native Malik Maitland recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 assists;
Brandon Tabb scored 16, Armani Collins added 14 (4-8 from three), and Jeffery
Altidort finished with 13. 

The 12 assists for Maitland were the most by a Division 1 Wildcat, and the 108
points tied the most on an opening night since Nov. 13, 2015 vs. Trinity. 

Up next, BCU travels ventures to The Lone Star State with games at UTRGV (Nov. 13) and North Texas (Nov. 16). Both games can be heard on WELE 1380 The Cat and 1380thecat.com.