News Release

MADISON, NJ -- — The College at Florham Devils were beaten by the Wilkes Colonels 55-43. FDU drops 4-14 overall and 1-6 in the Freedom Conference. Wilkes improves to 11-4 overall and remains unbeaten in the Freedom at 7-0.
The Devils trailed by just two points, 34-32, with 9:51 when FDU junior guard Brian Dillon (West Orange, NJ) made a free throw.
But Wilkes then went on a 10-0 run over the next 3:40 to increase their lead to 45-32 with 6:11 remaining. The Devils were able to cut the lead to seven points on two occasions, but couldn’t get any closer.
Junior guard Brian Dillon (West Orange, NJ) led the Devils with seven points and four steals. Junior forward Pierre Schmitt (Park Ridge, NJ) and senior guard Nate Lawrence (Willingboro, NJ) each had six points. Junior center Brian Rimol (Randolph, NJ) had a game-high nine rebounds.
For Wilkes, Chris Shovlin had a game-high 16 points and four steals. Mike Constantine chipped in with nine points and seven rebounds for the Colonels.
The Devils shot just 18.2 percent from the field in the game as they hit only 10-of-55 field goal tries. Wilkes did not have a great shooting day either, making 19 of 54 attempts (35.2 percent).
FDU will host Lycoming for a 3:00 pm conference game on Saturday.

Newspaper Box Score
Wilkes vs FDU-Florham
1/25/06 8:01 at Madison, NJ    Ferguson Rec Center
At Madison, NJ    Ferguson Rec Center
WILKES 55, FDU-FLORHAM 43
WILKES (11-4, 7-0 Frdm)
Chris Shovlin 6-17 2-2 16; Mike Constantine 2-8 4-4 9; Matt Gould 2-4 2-2 7;
Jeremy Kable 3-4 0-0 7; Evan Walters 3-10 0-3 6; Steve Kline 1-6 2-4 4; Dan
Adams 1-3 2-2 4; David Goode 1-1 0-0 2; Greg Cardamone 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
19-54 12-17 55.
FDU-FLORHAM (4-14, 1-6 Frdm)
Brian Dillon 1-4 4-6 7; Brian Rimol 1-6 4-7 6; Nate Lawrence 1-4 3-5 6;
Pierre Schmitt 1-11 4-6 6; Cody Chalmers 1-4 2-4 5; Matt Cushing 2-7 0-0 5;
Frank Emslie 1-8 2-5 4; Andrew Biancosino 1-5 0-0 2; James McClendon 1-4 0-0
2; Nick Shaw 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 10-55 19-33 43.
Wilkes........................   24   31  -   55
FDU-Florham...................   21   22  -   43
3-point goals-Wilkes 5-17 (Chris Shovlin 2-7; Jeremy Kable 1-1; Matt Gould
1-2; Mike Constantine 1-6; Steve Kline 0-1), FDU-Florham 4-23 (Cody Chalmers
1-2; Nate Lawrence 1-3; Brian Dillon 1-2; Matt Cushing 1-5; Andrew
Biancosino 0-1; Nick Shaw 0-2; Frank Emslie 0-5; Pierre Schmitt 0-3). Fouled
out--Wilkes-Evan Walters, FDU-Florham-Brian Dillon. Rebounds-Wilkes 45
(Steve Kline 8), FDU-Florham 44 (Brian Rimol 9). Assists-Wilkes 6 (Evan
Walters 3), FDU-Florham 5 (Pierre Schmitt 2). Total fouls-Wilkes 22,
FDU-Florham 22. A-319