DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Delaware Valley Men's Basketball team drops to Stevens Institute of Technology 84-62 making the Ducks 7-0 in conference play.
The Aggies quickly fell to a 10-4 deficit in the first five minutes after two early threes from the Ducks. A three-point from
Jake McGinty stopped the Ducks along with
Zoelin Pair who scored with a lay-up, putting the Aggies within one. The Ducks then went on for a 10-0 run until
Miles Demby made a 2-point jumper, stopping the Ducks momentum. A few minutes later,
Kamal Johnson scored with an unassisted layup and a three, along with
Antonio Redding making the score 21-26. The Ducks went on another scoring run putting up 14. Pair broke the scoring drought with a layup from McGinty, leaving the Aggies behind 27-44 at the end of the first half.
The Aggies offense started the second half off strong with layups from
Mike Herrin and Pair, and a three from Redding. The Ducks answered back with two layups increasing their lead to 34-50. Within a few seconds, Pair grabbed a defensive rebound, and with a quick break away, dunked. After two and a half minutes without a basket from the Aggies, Johnson made a solo layup putting the Aggies behind by 19. After a 7-2 scoring run from the Ducks, Pair dunked again, along with a layup from Herrin making the score 47-68. With six and a half minutes left on the clock,
Jordan Gombs put up two, along with a made free throw. The Ducks responded right back with a dunk of their own. Johnson scored five points, alongside a three from Herrin, putting the Aggies within 17. With 14 seconds left on the clock, the Ducks sunk two free throws, the Aggies losing 62-83.
Johnson led the Aggies with 20 points, while Pair led the defensive effort with 11 rebounds and one block.
The Aggies are back in action at home Saturday, February 1
st at 3 p.m. where they host the Cougars of Misericordia.