GLASSBORO, NJ – The College of New Jersey men's basketball team held on for a 79-75 win at Rowan University on Wednesday night.
 
The Lions had five players in double figures.  Guard Randall Walko (jr. Somerville, NJ/Somerville) scored a game-high 19 points and forward Jordan Glover (sr. Trenton, NJ/Lawrence) followed with 17.  Guard Niall Carpenter (jr. Westampton, NJ/Westampton) and forward Ryan Jensen (jr. Brielle NJ/Manasquan) contributed with 12 points apiece.  Carpenter grabbed eight rebounds.  Guard P.J. Ringel (so. Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro) chipped in with 11 points.  
 
TCNJ improves to 2-3 overall while Rowan is 4-1 on the season.  Both teams are 1-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.  
 
For the Profs, guard Rob DePersia (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) and guard/forward Ramon Wright (sr. Newark, NJ/Irvington) each totaled 14 points.  Guard DaRon Curry (sr. Deptford, NJ/Phelps School (PA)) added 12 points and forward Austin Kearney (jr. Monroeville, NJ/Gloucester) had nine.   
 
Rowan was down by nine points (55-46) after Kearney's jumper at 10:26 in the second stanza.  DePersia cut the deficit to four (68-64) with two fouls shots (3:29).  Guard Nick DePersia (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) followed with a steal and a layup at 2:43 to trail by two (68-66). Ringel had a jump shot (1:52) then Rob DePersia made a basket and a foul shot (1:26), which made the score 70-69. It was the closest the Profs came for the remainder of the game.  Walko had two points at the line (0:49) to lead by five (74-69).  Wright's layup (0:12) made the score 78-75.  Ringel hit the second of two foul shots for the final score OF 79-75.    
 
In the first half, Walko nailed a three-pointer that tied the score at six (17:13).  TCNJ followed with threes by Carpenter (16:03) and Walko (15:12) to lead 12-6. Glover sank a three-pointer (15-9) that made the score 15-9 at 14:07.  Curry produced back-to-back three-pointers that knotted the game at 15 (11:51).  The Lions answered with a 12-4 run to lead 27-19 with 5:37 remaining.  Five different players scored in the surge. Walko's three-pointer gave TCNJ a nine-point advantage (32-23) at 3:43.  Rowan trailed 37-26 with 1:53 left in the half.  The Lions closed the period with six straight points to lead 43-26 at the intermission.
 
Next, Rowan plays at New Jersey City University on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 3 p.m.