Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University men's basketball team increased its win streak to five games after an 83-68 victory at William Paterson University on Saturday.
 
Forward Nick DePersia (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) led the way with 21 points.  Forward TJ Booth (sr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) recorded his third double-double on the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  The 10 boards tied his career mark.  Forward Ramon Wright (jr. East Orange, NJ/Irvington) grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds and he had eight points. 
 
Forward Austin Kearney (so. Monroeville, NJ/Gloucester County Christian) chipped in with 13 points.  Guard Jeff Haddock (so. Burlington, NJ/Wilmington) and guard Rob DePersia (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) added 12 and 11 points respectively.  Rob DePersia dished six assists.
 
The Profs are 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.  The Pioneers drop to 2-5 on the season and 0-3 in the conference. 
 
For William Paterson, forward Richy Espinal (sr. Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park) totaled 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Guard Dapo Badmos (sr. Toronto, Canada/The Kiski School) scored 11 points while forward Henry Voorhees (so. South Orange, NJ/Columbia) produced nine points and eight boards. 
 
The score was tied at seven (14:44) in the first half.  Rowan built a nine-point lead (18-9) with an 11-2 run that ended at 12:18.  Nick DePersia hit three three-pointers and Kearney made a layup.  Badmos' foul shot at 9:59 cut the deficit to four (20-16).  The Profs answered with nine consecutive points to lead 29-16 with 5:35 left.  Wright contributed with four points, Nick DePersia had a three-pointer and Haddock hit a jumper.  Three times Rowan was ahead by 14 points and the last (38-24) was at the 2:27 mark.  William Paterson ended the period with a 7-1 run and trailed 39-31 at the intermission.  Nick DePersia registered 14 points while Badmos had 11.
 
In the second stanza, the Pioneers tied the score at 52 (10:17) with a jumper by forward Malcom McLeod (fr. Teaneck, NJ/Eastern Christian).  Rowan then had 12 unanswered points and the score was 64-52 with 7:17 remaining.  Booth scored five points while Wright and Rob DePersia each had three and Kearney sank a free throw.
 
Kearney's layup gave the Profs their biggest lead of 18 points (73-55) at 3:45.  Rob DePersia had a basket for a 17-point advantage (80-63) with 1:40 left.  He scored 11 points in the final half.  
 
Next week, Rowan hosts The College of New Jersey on Wednesday, Dec. 6 in a conference game at 8 p.m.