FEBRUARY 6, 2013

SECOND HALF DOOMS KING'S MEN IN 73-52 LOSS AT DEL-VAL

DOYLESTOWN -- The host Delaware Valley College men's basketball team broke open a four-point lead at the half by outscoring King's College 39-22 over the final 20 minutes of play as the Monarchs suffered a 73-52 Freedom Conference loss Wednesday night in Doylestown.

With the loss, King's fell to 9-13 overall and 4-7 in Freedom Conference play. The Aggies, meanwhile, improved to 15-7 and 9-2 and remain tied for first-place in the Freedom Conference with DeSales. King's loss left the Monarchs in fifth-place in the battle for four league playoff berths. The Monarchs caught a break as fourth-place FDU lost 60-42 at Wilkes to remain just one game ahead of King's.

The first half was an evenly played affair as the Monarchs trailed 34-30 at the break. King's shot 46.2 (12-26) percent from the field while the Aggies made 50.0 (13-26) percent of its shots. The second half was a different story as the Monarchs struggled from the floor, making just 30 (9-30) percent of its shots while Delaware Valley remained hot, again hitting on 50.0 (15-30) percent of its field goals over the final frame.

Joe Caffrey led King's with 13 points and five rebounds while Ian Oakley had 10 points, seven boards, and three assists. Kyle Hammonds tallied seven points while Matt Fiorino and Tom Heston contributed with six points each.

Jeremy Beckett led the Aggies with 15 points and 12 rebounds while Francis Arnold tallied 14 points and six assists. Daulton Derr chipped in with 12 points and three assists.

The Monarchs return to the road Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. matchup against Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY.


DELAWARE VALLEY 73, KING'S COLLEGE 52

KING'S COLLEGE (9-13,4-7 Freedom)
Joe Caffrey 4-7 5-5 13; Ian Oakley 5-12 0-1 10; Kyle Hammonds 3-8 0-0 7; Tom
Heston 3-5 0-0 6; Matt Fiorino 2-9 0-0 6; Keyton Winder 1-6 1-2 3; Tim
O'Shea 1-5 1-1 3; Alex Cardoza 1-1 0-0 2; Connor Hughes 1-3 0-0 2; Rich
Douglas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 7-9 52.

DELAWARE VALLEY (15-7,9-2 Freedom)
Jeremy Beckett 7-12 1-2 15; Francis Arnold 5-12 1-1 14; Daulton Derr 5-11
0-0 12; Jay Donovan 3-4 0-0 9; Zach Sibel 3-7 0-0 9; Zach Sly 3-6 1-1 8;
Chris Moran 1-1 1-2 3; Nick Sullivan 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 28-56 4-6 73.

King's College.................. 30 22 - 52
Delaware Valley............... 34 39 - 73

3-point goals--King's College 3-14 (Matt Fiorino 2-7; Kyle Hammonds 1-3;
Keyton Winder 0-1; Tim O'Shea 0-1; Joe Caffrey 0-2), Delaware Valley 13-23
(Zach Sibel 3-5; Francis Arnold 3-5; Jay Donovan 3-3; Daulton Derr 2-5; Nick
Sullivan 1-3; Zach Sly 1-2). Fouled out--King's College-None, Delaware
Valley-None. Rebounds--King's College 34 (Tom Heston 7; Ian Oakley 7),
Delaware Valley 30 (Jeremy Beckett 12). Assists--King's College 9 (Ian
Oakley 3; Kyle Hammonds 3), Delaware Valley 19 (Francis Arnold 6). Total
fouls--King's College 11, Delaware Valley 13. Technical fouls--King's
College-None, Delaware Valley-None. A-600