Men's Basketball News

Delaware Valley 73, Arcadia University 70

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Rich Schmidt's putback with 27.8 seconds remaining lifted the Delaware Valley College men's basketball team to a 73-70 victory over visiting Arcadia University 73-70 in a non-conference game.

The win improved the Aggies to 2-9 on the year with Schmidt hitting the game-winning basket down the stretch in each contest. The sophomore guard/forward scored on a layup with 8.4 seconds remaining in Delaware Valley's 70-68 triumph over FDU-Florham back on December 4.

The Aggies trailed 67-61 with 6:09 remaining in the contest before they ran off seven consecutive points to take a one-point lead with 3:32 to go. Schmidt had three points in the spurt. However, the Knights (0-10) answered back two minutes later with Magen McNeil's three-point play to take a 70-68 lead.

With under a minute to go, Delaware Valley freshman Isaiah Pinckney stole a pass and went the length of the court for a basket and a tied ballgame. Then, following a timeout, Mike Thornton stole an Arcadia inbounds pass to give the Aggies another possession. Pinckney drove to the basket and missed, but Schmidt was there for the follow-up and the 72-70 advantage.

Stuart Slattery missed a 3-point attempt for the Knights and Schmidt was fouled with 9.4 seconds to go. He missed the first attempt but sank the second one for a three-point lead. Arcadia got a good look for the potential game-tying 3-pointer, but Justin McCuen's attempt from the right corner went off the rim. McCuen had hit four of his previous six 3-point attempts - all in the second half.

Thornton and junior Erik Tegethoff paced Delaware Valley with 19 points apiece while Thornton also added nine rebounds and three steals. Schmidt finished the day with 15 points while Pinckney added 10 points and four steals.

McNeil had a big afternoon for Arcadia as hit 13 of 19 shots from the field and finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in 38 minutes of action. McCuen added 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists while David Boettcher chipped in with 10 points and seven boards.