Green Perfect From The Field in Gophers' Setback at DelVal

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - Despite Goucher College senior Darrell Green going 8-8 from the floor, host Delaware Valley University took control midway through the second half and went on to post a 86-69 non-conference men's basketball victory over the Gophers at James Work Gymnasium Tuesday afternoon.

• The lead changed hands five times in the first five-plus minutes of the game, with a basket by Jaden Workman putting Goucher (3-6) up 9-7.
• Four straight Delaware Valley (6-4) points put the hosts up 12-11 with 12:23 to go in the opening frame.
• The Gophers took their largest lead of the first half, 23-19, on a basket by Liech Kong with 7:39 left before halftime.
• DelVal scored the next four points before a Green three at the 4:44 mark put the Gophers back in front, 26-23.
• The Aggies tied the game five times before scoring the last five points of the half to take a 39-36 lead into the break.
• The first half saw nine ties and 10 lead changes and neither side leading by more than four.

• An Onterio Miller three just over two minutes into the second half cut the Aggie lead to two, 41-39.
• Delaware Valley scored the next five points before back-to-back layups by Kong and Green made it 46-43 with 16:01 on the clock.
• A 10-0 DelVal run capped by back-to-back threes made it a 56-43 game with 13:11 left.
• A Brandon Joseph layup halted the run with 12:41 to go.
• Goucher chipped away and a Peter Capan three just past the midway point pulled the guests within eight, 63-55.
• DelVal answered with an 11-2 run to go up 74-57 with just over six minutes left.

• Green connected on all eight of his field goal attempts and was 3-3 behind the arc en route to a season-high 19 points, two shy of his career high.
• Kong was the other Gopher in double figures, recording 11 points and grabbing six rebounds.
• Miller finished with nine points, while Workman added eight.
• Goucher shot 56% (14-25) in the opening 20 minutes and 47.1% for the game.  The Gophers were 7-18 behind the arc and 14-15 at the free throw line.
• Delaware Valley shot 55.9% in the second half and 49.3% for the contest, going 9-26 from three and 9-14 at the charity stripe.
• The Aggies forced 20 Goucher turnovers and committed just six giveaways, leading to a 31-2 lead in points off turnovers.
• Goucher outrebounded DelVal 34-31.

• Goucher is idle until Thursday, December 28 when it heads west to face Hood in a 1 pm non-conference game.
• The Gophers host Ursinus on Saturday, December at 3 pm at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.