DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – Host Delaware Valley overcame a 19-point first half deficit to rally past visiting Washington College 61-59 on Saturday afternoon at James Work Gymnasium in non-conference men's basketball action.  The Aggies are now 5-3 on the season, while the Shoremen drop to 3-6.

Delaware Valley 61 Washington College 59

How It Happened
- The Shoremen raced out to a 9-2 lead just 4:02 into the first half on a jumper by Kedrick Frink.
- Sam Corrao gave Washington its biggest lead of the game at 31-12 with 3:04 to go in the opening half on a three-pointer.
- Delaware Valley though would close the half on a 10-1 run to trim the lead to 32-22 at halftime following two free throws by Godly Marc with two seconds left.
- Washington would take a 46-31 lead with 11:34 left in the second half following a three-pointer by Precieux Tshibangu.
- The Aggies would respond with a 17-2 run to tie the game, 48-48, with 8:05 remaining on a triple by Marc.
- Davis Bland would cap a 6-1 response by the Shoremen to put the guests ahead 54-49 with 6:34 to go on a three before Antonio Redding's jumper with 3:34 remaining leveled the game at 54-54.
- Redding would give Delaware Valley its first lead of the game with 1:14 left on a three that gave the hosts a 59-57 lead.
- Leading 59-58, Redding made two fouls shots to push the lead to 61-58 with 12 ticks left.
- Zack Skrocki was fouled with one second left and after making the first free throw, missed the second intentionally and the ball went out of bounds off of the Shoremen.
- On the ensuing inbounds pass, the Aggies threw it away and the Shoremen got one final chance with eight-tenths of a second left.  The Shoremen attempted a lob pass, but the tip-in was off the mark and the Aggies held on for the win.

For The Shoremen (3-6)
- Bland (career-best and game-high 18 points), Paul Rodolf (11 points and three assists), Frink (game-best 10 rebounds), Tshibangu (four blocks), Skrocki (two steals)
- The Shoremen shot 41% (20-for-49) from the floor, 41% (9-for-22) from three-point range and 57% (8-for-14) from the foul line. 
- Washington outscored the Aggies in second chance points (9-5) and bench points (20-16).
- The Shoremen had 18 turnovers, while outrebounding the hosts 38-33

For Delaware Valley (5-3)
- Marc (13 points and two steals), Rasheem Dearry (13 points), Jordan Gombs (nine rebounds and two steals), Redding (four assists), Zoelin Pair (two blocks)  
- The Aggies shot 39% (22-for-57) from the field, 27% (7-for-26) from three and 77% (10-for-13) from the free throw line.    
- Delaware Valley outscored WC in points in the paint (30-16), points off turnovers (14-8) and transition points (5-2).
- The Aggies had 10 turnovers in the contest.

Notes
- The two teams were meeting for the first time since a 98-76 WC win in the 1983-84 season as the two teams met every season between 1966-67 and 1983-84.  Washington now leads the all-time series 11-8.

Up Next
12/17 @ Navy – 1:00 p.m. (Exhibition Game)
- The game is an exhibition for the Shoremen, while the game does count for Division I Navy.