News Release

MADISON, NJ — The College at Florham Devils improved to 1-0 in the Freedom Conference and 2-3 overall by beating the Delaware Valley Aggies 76-67. DVC drops to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the Freedom.

The Devils started out hot, drilling four of their first six three-pointers and taking a 26-14 lead with 9:10 left in the first half. But the Aggies were able to close the gap somewhat as they finished the half with a 23-17 run. Ryan Walsh capped the run off as he made a three-pointer with three seconds left in the half, cutting the Devils’ lead to 43-37.

In the second half, the Aggies got the first bucket to cut the Devils lead down to four points, but FDU responded with a 12-2 spurt to take a 14-point advantage, 55-41, with 14:54 left to play.

Del Val came back from that with a 17-4 run of their own over the next eight minutes to trail the Devils by just a point 59-58.

That was as close as the Aggies could manage, as the Devils got back up to a five point lead just a minute later after a pair of free throws by freshman forward Andrew Biancosino (Edison, NJ) and a lay-up by junior center Brian Rimol (Randolph, NJ).

With 2:44 left in the game, junior guard Brian Dillon (West Orange, NJ) was fouled, resulting in a two free throws. That call also fostered a technical foul on the DVC bench.

Dillon, now shooting four free throws, made three to give the Devils a 66-59 lead. In their next three possessions, the Aggies missed a free throw, a jumper, and a three-pointer. A pair of free throws by junior guard Frank Emslie (Hazlet, NJ) gave the Devils a 68-59 advantage with 1:45 on the clock.

A lay-up by Emslie with 1:17 gave the Devils a 70-59 lead.

In the final 17 seconds, Emslie went 4-for-4 from the foul line to put the game out of reach.

On the night, Emslie led the Devils with 15 points. Biancosino chipped in four points, while leading the Devils in rebounds with nine and assists with four. Junior forward Pierre Schmitt (Park Ridge, NJ) scored 13 points. Junior guard Cody Chalmers (Middletown, NJ) also added 13 points. Rimol chipped in four points and eight boards.

For Delaware Valley, Isaiah Pinckney led the tea with 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting. Dominque Brown added 14 points and five steals. Maurice Slaughter pulled down a game-high 10 boards.

The Devils will continue their conference schedule on Saturday as they travel to Williamsport, PA to play Lycoming at 3:00 p/m.

Newspaper Box Score
DVC-M vs FDU-M
11/29/05 8:00 pm at Madison, NJ      Ferguson Rec Center
At Madison, NJ      Ferguson Rec Center
FDU-M 76, DVC-M 67
DVC-M (0-4, 0-1 Freedom)
Isaiah Pinckney 5-13 2-3 15; Dominque Brown 4-11 6-6 14; Paul Lewis 4-4 2-4
10; Josh Taylor 1-4 7-8 9; Ryan McMullin 2-3 0-0 5; Jason Seipt 2-4 0-0 5;
Maurice Slaughter 1-10 2-3 4; Ryan Walsh 1-6 0-0 3; Zack Van Dyke 1-5 0-0 2;
Ryan Thomas 0-3 0-2 0; Pat Lenahan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 19-26 67.
FDU-M (2-3, 1-0 Freedom)
Frank Emslie 3-4 8-8 15; Cody Chalmers 6-9 0-3 13; Pierre Schmitt 5-8 3-3
13; Brian Dillon 2-2 3-6 9; Nate Lawrence 4-8 0-1 9; Ryan McPherson 3-3 0-1
6; Andrew Biancosino 1-3 2-6 4; Brian Rimol 2-4 0-0 4; Sean Lynch 1-2 1-2 3;
Matt Cushing 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 27-45 17-32 76.
DVC-M.........................   37   30  -   67
FDU-M.........................   43   33  -   76
3-point goals-DVC-M 6-16 (Isaiah Pinckney 3-5; Ryan McMullin 1-1; Jason
Seipt 1-1; Ryan Walsh 1-4; Zack Van Dyke 0-1; Pat Lenahan 0-2; Dominque
Brown 0-2), FDU-M 5-17 (Brian Dillon 2-2; Frank Emslie 1-2; Cody Chalmers
1-2; Nate Lawrence 1-5; Sean Lynch 0-1; Matt Cushing 0-2; Andrew Biancosino
0-1; Pierre Schmitt 0-2). Fouled out--DVC-M-None, FDU-M-None. Rebounds-DVC-M
36 (Maurice Slaughter 10), FDU-M 39 (Andrew Biancosino 9). Assists-DVC-M 6
(Dominque Brown 3), FDU-M 15 (Andrew Biancosino 4). Total fouls-DVC-M 26,
FDU-M 24. A-214